Aims:

 To introduce the concepts of the reactions of metals with acids.

 To demonstrate the production of hydrogen gas and the formation of
salts during metal-acid reactions.

Learning Outcomes,
By the end of the lesson, you will:
 Identify the names of the products formed during metal-acid reactions.
 Explain the production of hydrogen gas and the formation of salts during
metal-acid reactions.
 Apply knowledge and understanding of metal-acid reactions to real-
world scenarios.
 Keywords: Acid, Metal, Salt
Reactant 1

Reactant 2
Products

Can you say some chemical reactions?

Acids react with most metals.
•When an acid reacts with a metal, salt and hydrogen gas are produced.

•This is the general word equation for the reaction:

Metal + Acid → Salt + Hydrogen

. The abbreviation M. A. S.H. can be used to remember this general reaction between
acid and metal.
Salt- A compound which has atoms of metals and non-metals chemically bonded

The name of the Salt produced can be worked out from the names of the acid and
Metal.

Can you find the name of the salt formed?

Sodium + Nitric acid → sodium nitrate + Hydrogen
•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hBCLoWwcWo
A piece of metal like
magnesium metal is
added to some acid.

What is seen when a

metal reacts with an
acid?

•Bubbles being produced

•The metal is getting smaller
When a metal is When a burning
put in acid, it Simultaneous
ly, bubbles of This can be splint is placed in a
gets smaller test tube with
and smaller as hydrogen gas proven using a
burning splint hydrogen gas, a
it gets used up are produced squeaky pop
in the chemical during the because
reaction. sound is produced,
reaction. hydrogen indicating the
is flammable. presence of
hydrogen gas.
What are the names of the salts made in the reaction between an acid and a
metal?
Activity
The name of the Salt produced can be worked out from the names of the acid and Metal.

The first word is the name of the metal

For example, a salt made when magnesium is added to an acid would have magnesium.
The second word of the name is taken from the name of the acid
•A salt made from hydrochloric acid will end in chloride
•A salt made from nitric acid will end in nitrate
•A salt made from sulfuric acid will end in sulphate

1.Can you name the salt produced from this reaction?

2.Can you write a word equation for this reaction? Remember that hydrogen gas will be produced each time.

Metal Acid Salt name Word equation for this reaction

Magnesium Hydrochloric acid Magnesium chloride
Calcium Nitric acid Calcium nitrate
Magnesium Sulfuric acid Magnesium sulphate
Zinc Hydrochloric acid Zinc chloride
Zinc Nitric acid Zinc nitrate
Calcium Sulfuric acid Calcium sulphate
Iron Hydrochloric acid Iron chloride
Iron Nitric acid Iron nitrate
Iron Sulfuric acid Iron sulphate
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