All Reactivity articles – Page 2

Resource

Making copper

Learners develop their own scientific methods to make copper metal starting from copper(II) nitrate crystals.

Experiment

Halogen reactions with iron wool

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Illustrate an exothermic redox reaction by heating iron wool with chlorine, bromine and iodine with this demonstration. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

Experiment

Reactivity trends of the alkali metals

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Use this experiment to demonstrate the trend in reactivity down group 1 of the Periodic Table, exploring the physical and chemical properties of the alkali metals.

Experiment

Microscale extraction of copper

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Try this practical to reduce copper(II) oxide to copper using hydrogen, revealing their positions in the reactivity series. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

Experiment

Extraction of iron on a match head

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Try this practical as a small scale example of metal extraction, reducing iron(III) oxide with carbon on a match head. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

Experiment

Displacement reactions of non-metals

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Investigate a displacement series of non-metals using oxygen and chlorine in this class practical or demonstration. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

Experiment

Catalytic oxidation of potassium sodium tartrate

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Use this demonstration to illustrate catalysis of the oxidation of potassium sodium tartrate by hydrogen peroxide. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

Experiment

The reaction of aluminium and copper(II) sulfate

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Try this practical or demonstration to illustrate the displacement of copper from copper sulfate using aluminium foil, with kit list and safety instructions.

Experiment

Reacting zinc and copper(II) oxide

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Illustrate competition reactions using the exothermic reaction between copper(II) oxide and zinc in this class demonstration. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

Experiment

Extracting metals with charcoal

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Try this class practical to illustrate the idea of competition reactions between metals and carbon. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

Experiment

Halogens in aqueous solution and their displacement reactions

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Explore the chemical properties of halogens using this demonstration or class experiment. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

Experiment

Exothermic metal displacement reactions

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Try this class experiment to explore what happens when different metals are added to a copper(II) sulfate solution. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

Experiment

Preferential discharge of cations during electrolysis

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Use this practical to show that metal cations are preferentially discharged, in relation to the metal’s position in the reactivity series. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

Experiment

The reactivity of iron

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Illustrate iron’s position in the reactivity series by heating it with copper and magnesium oxides in this practical. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

Experiment

Exothermic metal–acid reactions

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Use this class practical to explore the temperature changes resulting from adding different metals to hydrochloric acid. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

Experiment

Preparing salts by neutralisation of oxides and carbonates

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Try these class experiments to illustrate the production of soluble salts from insoluble metal oxides and carbonates. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

Experiment

Reacting magnesium with copper(II) oxide

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Illustrate reduction, oxidation and the relative reactivity of magnesium and copper(II) oxide in this demonstration. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

Experiment

The thermite reaction between aluminium and iron(III) oxide

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Illustrate a highly exothermic thermite reaction resulting in molten iron in this teacher demonstration. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

Experiment

Displacement reactions between metals and their salts

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Students will investigate competition reactions of metals and determine a reactivity series of the four metals used. Includes kit list and safety instructions.

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Where is carbon in the reactivity series?

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Determine the position of carbon in the reactivity series by heating with metal oxides in this practical and demonstration. Includes kit list and safety instructions.