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CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND EQUATIONS NOTES

 Exam Oriented Chemistry Notes 

CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND EQUATIONS


→ Chemical reaction 

Reactant converted into product is called chemical rection.

→ Changes occur in chemical reactions.

§  Change in state

§  Change in temperature

§  Change colour

§  Gas evolved

→ Chemical equation 

Symbolically representation of chemical reaction. 

→ Balanced chemical equation

Same number of atoms in LHS and RHS 

→ Important balanced Chemical equations 

1. Hydrogen + Chlorine → Hydrogen chloride

      H2 + Cl2 → 2HCl

2. Sodium + Water → Sodium hydroxide + Hydrogen.

  2Na + 2H2O  → 2NaOH  + H2

3. Calcium carbonate → Calcium oxide + Carbon dioxide

    CaCO3 → CaO + CO3

4. Magnesium + Hydrochloric acid → Magnesium chloride + Hydrogen.

        Mg + 2HCL → MgCl2 + H2

5. Lead nitrate is heated.

      2Pb(NO3)2  → 2PbO + 4NO2 + O2

6. Sodium sulphate reacts with Barium chloride.

     Na2SO4+ BaCl2 → BaSO4+ 2NaCl

7. Heating of ferrous sulphate crystals.

     2FeSO4 → Fe2O3 + SO2 + SO3

8. Calcium oxide(quick lime) reacts with water.

    CaO + H2O → Ca(OH)2 + Heat

9. Lime stone on heating

     CaCO3 → CaO + CO2

10. Burning of natural gas

      CH4 + 2O2 → 2H2O + CO2

11. Zinc reacts with copper sulphate solution.

      Zn + CuSO4 → ZnSO4 + Cu

12. Zinc carbonate  → Zinc oxide  + Carbon dioxide

       ZnCO3 → ZnO + CO2

13. NaOH + H₂SO₄ → Na₂SO₄ + H₂O

       2NaOH + H₂SO₄ → Na₂SO₄ + 2H₂O

14. K + O2 →K2O

      4K + O2 → 2K2O

15. Calcium hydroxide + Carbon dioxide → Calcium carbonate + Water

        Ca(OH)2 + CO2 → CaCO3 +H2O

16. Reaction of potassium metal with water

       2K + 2H2O → 2KOH + H2

17. Reaction of iron with copper sulphate solution

        Fe + CuSO4 → FeSO4 + Cu

18. H2 + O2 → H2O

        2H2 + O2 → 2H2O

19. Na2CO3 + HCl → NaCl + H2O + CO2

       Na2CO3 + 2HCl → 2NaCl + H2O + CO2

20. N2 + H2 → NH3

      N2 + 3H2 2NH3

21. Sodium Chloride solution is added to silver nitrate solution.

      NaCl + AgNO3 → NaNO3 + Ag

22. Lead nitrate + Potassium iodide Lead iodide + Potassium nitrate.

       Pb(NO3)2 + 2KI    PbI2  + 2KNO3

 Types of chemical reactions

→ Combination reactions 

Two reactants combine to form one product.

Ex:

§  Calcium oxide(quick lime) react with water produce calcium hydroxide(slaked lime) and produce large amount of heat

        CaO      +      H2       →     Ca(OH)2   +   Heat

(quick Lime)                           (slaked lime)

§  Burning of coal:

       C + O2  CO2

§  Formation of water from hydrogen and oxygen gas.

       H2 + O2   H2O

 

→ Decomposition reaction 

ü  Thermal decomposition:

One reactant breakdown to form two or more products 

Ex:     

§  Lime stone on heating

                heat

CaCO                 CaO    +      CO2

(Lime stone)        (quick lime)

Quick lime used in the manufacturing of cement

§  Lead nitrate is heated

                  heat

      2Pb(NO3)2  → 2PbO + 4NO2 + O2

The brown fume coming out when lead nitrate is heated is due to the liberation of Nitrogen dioxide gas.

§  Heating of ferrous sulphate crystals.

          heat

     2FeSO4 → Fe2O3 + SO2 + SO3

Ferrous sulphate crystals lose green colour when heated. Because this compound loses water molecule.

ü  Electrolytic decomposition (Electrolysis of water)

Ex:   2H2O → 2H2 + O2

§  In the electrolysis of water the gases that are released at cathode and anode and their ratio respectively are Hydrogen : Oxygen ; 2 : 1

§  The volume collected at one electrode is more than the other this is because water contains two parts of hydrogen element as compared to one part of oxygen element by volume. 

§  Test the liberated gas: When a matchstick is brought near the gases evolved, hydrogen gas burns with a pop sound while oxygen gas being a supporter of gas make the matchstick burn brightly.

ü  Photolytic decomposition                    

                sunlight

Ex: 2AgCl         2Ag + Cl

White silver chloride turns grey in sunlight due to the decomposition of silver chloride into silver and chlorine by light.

→ Oxidation 

Addition of oxygen is called oxidation.

Ex:

§  2Zn + O2 →2ZnO

§  2Cu + O2  → Cuo

Copper powder becomes coated with black copper oxide because oxygen added to copper form copper oxide.

→ Reduction 

Removing of oxygen is called reduction.

Ex: ZnO + C → Zn + CO

→ Redox reaction 

Oxidation and reduction occur in same reaction.

Or

A chemical reaction in which one reactant gets oxidised while the other gets reduced is called redox reaction.


 

 

§  If a substance gains oxygen it said to oxidised.

§  If a substance loses oxygen it said to reduced.

§  ZnO + C  → Zn + CO

      Carbo oxidised to CO and ZnO reduced Zn.

§  MnO2 + 4HCl → MnCl2 + 2H2O + Cl2

      HCl oxidised to Cl2 and MnO2 Reduced to MnCl2

§  Na + O2 →Na2O

       Oxidized substance – Na, Reduced substance - O2

§  CuO + H2 → Cu + H2O

       Oxidized substance - H2, Reduced substance - CuO

 

→ Displacement reaction 

More reactive element displace the less reactive element.

Ex:

§  Fe + CuSO4 → FeSO4

An iron nail is dropped into a test tube having copper sulphate solution. The iron nail gradually turns to brownish colour because iron is more reactive than copper, it displaces copper from copper sulphate solution.

§  Fe2O3 + 2Al → Al2O3 + 2Fe

Aluminium is more reactive than iron.

§  Zn + CuSO4 → ZnSO4 + Cu

§  Pb + CuCl2  → PbCl2 + Cu

→ Double displacement reaction 

Exchange of ions between reactants.

Ex: Na2SO4 + BaCl2 → BaSO4 + 2NaCl

→ Precipitation reaction 

Insoluble substance formed in the reaction.

Ex: Na2SO+ BaCl2 → BaSO+ 2NaCl

§  Insoluble white precipitate is BaSO4

§  Ihe ions responsible for the formation of white precipitate is Ba2+ and SO42-

→ Exothermic reaction 

 Heat released in the reaction.

Ex:

§  Burning of natural gas:

CH4 + O2 →  H2O + CO2

§  Respiration reaction in cell

       C6H12O6 + O2   CO2 + H2O + Energy

§  Decomposition of vegetable waste into compost

→ Endothermic Reaction 

Heat absorbed in the reaction. 

                  

                    heat

Ex: CaCO3   →    CaO + CO2

→ Corrosion 

Metals changes into undesirable substances by the action of atmosphere substance

Ex:

§  Black coating on silver

§  Green coating on copper 

§  Rusting of iron  

→ Rancidity 

Smell /taste of oil/fat containing substance change by oxidation.

Prevention 

Use Antioxidant 

Refrigerating.

flushed with Nitrogen gas

Pack in air tight container 

 

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