Brett Murphy

Chemical Reactions
Pan Hu
General Chemistry Lab, Thursday 5:30-8:30

Part A:

I. (a) FePO4 + KCl

(b) Ca3(PO4)2 + KCl
(c) No reaction
(d) FePO4 + K2SO4
II. (a) Cu(OH)2 + NH4Br
(b) Zn(OH)2 + NH4Br
(c) No reaction
(d) Cu(OH)2 + (NH4)2SO4
III. (a) NiCO3 + NaCl
(b) MgCO3 + NaCl
(c) Ni(NO3)2 + NaCl
(d) NiCO3 + Na2SO4
1. Group III
a. The solution that formed was very cloudy. The NaCl was soluble in water and the
NiCO3 was insoluble because it has a carbonate.
b. The solution that formed was cloudy. The NaCl was soluble in water and the MgCO3
was insoluble because it has a carbonate.
c. The solution that formed was cloudy with a precipitate. The NaCl was soluble in
water and the Ni(NO3)2 was insoluble even though based on pre-established solubility
rules it should have dissolved due to its nitrate.
2. Based on reactions (a) and (b) from the group III reactions, carbonate is the anion that is
insoluble. Nickel and magnesium are cations that follow the rule of the anion because they
are insoluble when paired with carbonate, an anion. It appears that group 1 cations are always
soluble because NaCl dissolves in water, and it contains sodium.
3. It appears that nitrate anions are typically soluble in water.
4. Soluble anions: bromine, chlorine.
Insoluble anions: phosphate, hydroxide, sulfate.
Soluble cations: group 1 elements, ammonium, nitrate, potassium
Insoluble cations: carbonate
5.
I. (a) FeCl3 (aq) + K3PO4 (aq) FePO4 (s) + 3KCl (aq)
(b) 3CaCl2 (aq) + 2K3PO4 (aq) Ca3(PO4)2 (s) + 6KCl (aq)
(c) FeCl3 (aq) + KNO3 (aq)
(d) Fe2(SO4)3 (aq) + 2K3PO4 (aq) 2FePO4 (s) + 3K2SO4 (aq)
II. (a) CuBr2 (aq) + 2NH4OH (aq) Cu(OH)2 (aq) + 2NH4Br (aq)
(b) ZnBr2 (aq) + 2NH4OH (aq) Zn(OH)2 (s) + 2NH4Br (aq)
(c) CuBr2 (aq) + NH4NO3 (aq)
(d) CuSO4 (aq) + 2NH4OH (aq) Cu(OH)2 (aq) + (NH4)2SO4 (aq)
III. (a) NiCl2 (aq) + Na2CO3 (aq) NiCO3 (s) + 2NaCl (aq)
 (b) MgCl2 (aq) + Na2CO3 (aq) MgCO3 (s) + 2NaCl (aq)
(c) NiCl2 (aq) + 2NaNO3 (aq) Ni(NO3)2 (s) + 2NaCl (aq)
(d) NiSO4 (aq) + Na2CO3 (aq) NiCO3 (s) + Na2SO4 (aq)
6. (NH4)2CO3 (aq) + KOH (aq) KCO3 (aq) + NH4OH (aq)
Based on the solubility rules gathered from this experiment, the two compounds should
react to form two soluble compounds because the products will contain a potassium and
an ammonium. This is what happened based on experimental results, so the prediction
matched the observation.

Part B:

1. Mg>Zn>H>Cu
Magnesium reacts with everything; zinc reacts with everything but MgSO4; hydrogen
reacts with all but copper; and copper reacts with nothing.
2.
a. Cu (s) + MgSO4 (aq) no reaction
b. Cu (s) + ZnSO4 (aq) no reaction
c. Cu (s) + HCl (aq) no reaction
d. Zn (s) + MgSO4 (aq) no reaction
e. Zn (s) + CuSO4 (aq) ZnSO4 (aq) + Cu (s)
f. Zn (s) + 2HCl (aq) ZnCl2 (aq) + H2 (g)
g. Mg (s) + CuSO4 (aq) MgSO4 (aq) + Cu (s)
h. Mg (s) + ZnSO4 (aq) MgSO4 (aq) + Zn (s)
i. Mg (s) + 2HCl (aq) MgCl2 (aq) + H2 (g)
3. Aluminum will react with HCl because it is more reactive than zinc, which does react with
HCl.
a. Al (s) + HCl (aq) AlCl2 (aq) + H2 (g)
No, hydrogen will not react with aluminum sulfate because aluminum is more reactive than
hydrogen.