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Cara Hoover

December 2014
Experiment 4: Physical and Chemical Properties

Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to experiment with the chemical and physical
properties of that help identify pure chemical substances.
Procedure: After I gathered all of my materials, I took my 6M Hydrochloric Acid and
filled one well with it. Then in the second I filled it with my 6M Sodium Hydroxide then
collected them into my pipets. Next I placed my test tubes into the 24-well plate. In the
first test tube, I poured the Magnesium and recorded the color and odor. Then as I held it
over the burning fuel, I observed the effects of heat. After it cooled, I added and stirred a
small amount of cold water in the next test tube and observed the reaction. Then I held
the mixture back over the fuel and waited for it to boil and observed the reaction; I used
the red and blue litmus paper and observed the results. Then in the third test tube, I added
a few drops of Hydrochloric Acid and observed the results. In the fourth test tube, I added
a few drops of Sodium Hydroxide and stirred it into the sample while observing the
reaction. Then after I cleaned the four test tubes I did the
same steps for the next six substances.
Data Tables and Observations:

Solubility or Reaction

Cara Hoover
Substanc
e
Name
Mg

December 2014
Color

Odor

Effect
of
Heat

Cold
H2O

Silver

None

None

None

Hot
H2O
Bubbles

Litm
us
Tes
Redttest
turned blue

Cu

Bronze

None

Zn

Silver

None

MgO

Off White

None

CuCO3

Sea Green

Yes

Blue

Not much

White

None

Cu(NO3)2
NaCl

Turned to
dark color
None

None

None

None

None

None,
Dissolved
browned into white
Blackened
None
Turns
colors,
None

divides
None

Dissolves

Turns
color
turns clear dissolves

Dilut
e
HCl

Dilute
NaOH

Bubbled
up

Turned to
gas

None

Got
None
brighter
Blue test Bubbles &
None
turned
odor
white
Red
test Fizzes up dissolves
turned blue
None Bubbles up Turns dark
None

Dissolves

None

None

Post-Lab Questions:
Did you observe any chemical changes in this experiment?
-Yes
What evidence did you use to decide that something was a chemical change? Give at
least two examples of chemical changes you observed.
Two examples of a chemical change consisted of the change in odor or sudden fumes
when turned into a gas.
Classify the following properties of sodium metal as physical or chemical:
Silver metallic color: Physical
Turns gray in air: Chemical
Melts at 98oC: Physical
Reacts explosively with chlorine gas: Chemical
Classify the following changes as physical or chemical:
Water freezes at 0oC: Physical
Baking soda when combined with vinegar produces bubbles: Chemical
Mothballs gradually disappear at room temperature: Physical
Ice cubes in a freezer get smaller with time: Physical
Baking soda loses mass as it is heated: Chemical
Tarnishing of silver: Chemical
How would you show that dissolving table salt is a physical change?
It changes from a solid when it dissolves.

Becomes
liquid
None

Cara Hoover

December 2014

Conclusions: This lab taught me the difference between physical and chemical
observations among the different substances. The experiment informed me that each new
product formed as a result of a chemical change has its own set of characteristic chemical
and physical properties.

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