| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
CH4 + 2 O2
methane + oxygen | → CO2 + H2O + energy
heat
→ carbon dioxide + water + energy |
NaOH + HCl
sodium hydroxide + hydrochloric acid | → NaCl + H2O
→ sodium chloride + dihydrogen monoxide |
N2 + 3 H2
nitrogen + hydrogen { with pressure, catalyst, and promoter} | Fe
→ 2 NH3
Mo
iron [catalyst]
→ ammonia
molybdenum |
Zn + H2SO4
zinc + sulphuric acid | → ZnSO4 + H2
→ zinc sulphate + hydrogen gas [evolved by effervescence] |
NaSO3 + 2 HCl
sodium sulphite + hydrochloric acid | → 2 NaCl + H2O + SO2
→ sodium chloride + water + sulphur dioxide [smells like burning sulphur; suffocating odour] |
Fe + CuSO4
iron + copper sulphate [blue aqueous solution] | → FeSO4 +Cu
→ iron sulphate [pale green solution] + copper [reddish brown solid] |
CuSO4 + H2S
copper sulphate [blue solution] + hydrogen sulphide | C2S + H2SO4
→copper sulphide [black solid] + sulphuric acid |
2 Pb(NO3)2
lead nitrate | → 2 PbO + O2 + NO2
heat
→ lead monoxide [yellow] + oxygen + nitrogen dioxide [brown vapours] |
AgNO3 + NaCl
silver nitrate [aq] + sodium chloride [aq] | → AgCl [PPT] + NaNO3
→ silver chloride [white ppt] + sodium nitrate [aq] |
FeSO4 + 2 NaOH
ferrous sulphate + sodium hydroxide | → Fe(OH)2 [PPT] + Na2SO4
→ ferrous hydroxide [dirty green ppt] + sodium sulphate |
H2S + Cl2
hydrogen sulphide +chlorine | → HCl + S
→hydrochloric acid + sulphur [yellow solid] |
NH3 + HCl
ammonia + hydrochloric acid | NH4Cl
→ ammonium chloride |
2 Na + 2 H2O
sodium + dihydrogen monoxide | → 2 NaOH + 2 H2
→ sodium hydroxide + hydrogen |
BaCl + H2SO4
barium chloride + sulphuric acid | → BaSO4 + 2HCl
→barium sulphate [white ppt] + hydrochloric acid |
6 CO2 + 6 H2O
carbon dioxide+ water {with light energy} | → C6H12O6 + 6 O2
→ glucose + oxygen |
2 H2O
Water {with electricity} | → 2 H2 + O2
→ hydrogen + oxygen |
Fe + S
iron + sulphur {with heat energy} | → FeS
→ iron sulphide |
2 KClO3
potassium chlorate {with catalyst} | → 2 KCl + 3 O2
→ potassium chloride + oxygen |
C + O2
carbon + oxygen | CO2
→ carbon dioxide |
H2 + Cl2
hydrogen + chlorine | → 2HCL
→ hydrochloric acid |
PCl3 + Cl2
phosphorus trichloride + chlorine | → PCl5
→ phosphorus pentachloride |
SO2 + H2O
sulphur dioxide + water | H2SO3
→ sulphurous acid |
NO5 + H2O
nitrogen pentoxide + water | → 2 HNO3
→ nitric acid |
CaO + H2O
calcium oxide + water | → Ca(OH)2
→ calcium hydroxide |
MgO
mercuric oxide | → Mg + O2
→ mercury + oxgen |
2KNO3
Potassium nitrate | → 2KNO2 + O2
→ potassium nitrite + oxygen |
CaCO3
calcium carbonate | → CaO + CO2
→ calcium oxide + carbon dioxide |
yellow solid | sulphur |
black solid | copper sulphide |
gas with rotten egg odour | hydrogen sulphide |
gas with suffocating odour | sulphur dioxide |
blue solution | copper sulphate |
light green solution | iron sulphate |
dirty green ppt | iron hydroxide [Fe(OH)2] |
white ppt formed when barium chloride reacts with sulphuric acid | barium sulphate |
white ppt formed when sodium chloride reacts with AgNO3 | silver chloride |
yellow solid formed after decomposition of lead nitrate | lead monoxide |
brown gas formed after decomposition of lead nitrate | nitrogen dioxide |
glows white on heating | magnesium |
acts as a negative catalyst on the decomposition of hydrogen sulphide | phosphoric acid [P3H4] |
what is a catalyst | a chemical that either speeds up or slows down the reaction without actually taking part in the reaction |
positive catalyst example | 1. iron, in the formation of ammonia
2. manganese dioxide in the formation of potassium chloride and oxygen |
what are catalysts in the human body | enzymes like amylase, trypsin, pepsin, and maltase act as catalysts in the human body |
combination / synthesis reaction | when 2 or more substances combine to form a new substance. |
decomposition reaction | when a substance breaks down into 2 or more simpler substances |
sulphurous acid | H2SO3 |
sulphuric acid | H2SO4 |
hydrochloric acid | HCl |
carbonic acid | H2CO3 |
nitric acid | HNO3 |
acetic acid | CH3COOH |