Classic chemistry experiments: electricity from chemicals

1 Comment

Test the tendency of various metals to form ions

Reactive metals form ions more readily than less reactive metals. This experiment illustrates the tendency of various metals to form ions. Two different metals and an electrolyte form a cell. The more reactive metal becomes the negative pole from which electrons flow.

Downloads

Electricity from chemicals, teacher handout
PDF, Size 58.18 kb
Electricity from chemicals, student handout
PDF, Size 53.24 kb

Download all

Additional information

This practical is part of our Classic chemistry experiments collection.

1 Comment

Level

Use

Specification

Soundbite
Electrochemistry could secure astronauts oxygen on the Moon
2020-12-08T09:36:00Z
Extracting oxygen and metals from moon rock may help build new lunar base
Resource
Lithium: separation, mining and battery power
2020-11-30T10:23:00Z
Test your 11–14 students’ knowledge of separation techniques; elements, mixtures and compounds; periodic table trends
Exhibition chemistry
The reaction of magnesium with steam
2020-11-09T09:20:00Z
How to bridge a common gap in students’ understanding of the reactivity series

1 Reader's comment

You're not signed in.

Only registered users can comment on this article.

More Resources

Resource
Smartphone spectroscopy: Beer–Lambert law
Use your smartphone to measure changes in concentration across different concentrations of squash at home or in the classroom. Use your results to predict the concentration of an unknown dilution of squash.
Resource
The Gibbs free energy | Post-16 thermodynamics tutorials
Use this tutorial, including a video demonstration, to help post-16 students learn about equilibrium, the Gibbs free energy and the feasibility of reactions.
Resource
Entropy | Post-16 thermodynamics tutorials
Try this tutorial with accompanying videos to help teach students on post-16 courses about the concept of entropy and the second law of thermodynamics.

Classic chemistry experiments: electricity from chemicals

Downloads

Electricity from chemicals, teacher handout

Electricity from chemicals, student handout

Additional information

Level

Use

Category

Specification

Related articles

Electrochemistry could secure astronauts oxygen on the Moon

Lithium: separation, mining and battery power

The reaction of magnesium with steam

1 Reader's comment

Only registered users can comment on this article.

More Resources

Smartphone spectroscopy: Beer–Lambert law

The Gibbs free energy | Post-16 thermodynamics tutorials

Entropy | Post-16 thermodynamics tutorials