Acids & Metal

Carbonates

D. Crowley,
2007

Friday, September 16, 201

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Acids & Metal Carbonates

To know how acids react with metal carbonates

Spot the patterns

Using

the sheet, cut out all the

squares to produce two word
equations

E.g.
____ + ____ ____ + ____
____ + ____ ____ + ____

Spot the patterns

Using

the sheet, cut out all the squares

to produce two word equations
magnesium + hydrochloric acid magnesium chloride +
hydrogen
zinc + hydrochloric acid zinc chloride + hydrogen

Metal carbonate + acid

When

we react a metal carbonate with

acid, we produce a salt, water and a
gas
However, this time the gas is not
hydrogen it is carbon dioxide
metal carbonate + acid salt + water + carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide
How

can we prove the gas given off

is carbon dioxide, not hydrogen?
Remember hydrogen produced a
squeaky pop when lit
A

good test for carbon dioxide

to bubble it through limewater
the limewater will turn cloudy
carbon dioxide is present

is

if

Limewater & carbon

dioxide

Experiment
Half

fill a boiling tube with water

Half fill a second boiling tube with limewater
Connect the tubes together, using a delivery
tube
Then carefully add a spatula of the carbonate
to the water
Once

you have done the reaction, explain how

you know a reaction took place
Can you write a word equation for this
reaction?

Metal Carbonates
Complete the metal carbonates worksheet

Word Equations
metal carbonate + acid

salt + water + carbon dioxide

See if you can complete the word equations

Can you complete the symbol equations?
(The symbols below may help, and can be used more than once)

MgCO3

MgCl2
NaCl

CuCO3
HCl

CaSO4

CaCO3
CO2

2HCl
CuSO4

H2O
H2SO4

Na2CO3
CuCl2

2NaCl