Remembering the Driving Forces

Remember, driving forces are different in each type of chemical reaction. In single replacement reactions, the driving force is a precipitate. In an acid-base reaction, it is the formation of water. In a double replacement reaction, the driving force can be either a precipitate, the formation of water, or even a gas. If you are still having trouble, these links can help.

Link 1: http://schools.birdville.k12.tx.us/cms/lib2/TX01000797/Centricity/Domain/912/ChemLessons/Lessons/Acids%20and%20Bases/Driving%20a%20Reaction.htm

Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4jhofCgNFY

Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiMwUnuyDDc

Volatile Reactions

Today we had our Reactive Metals Lab. It was neat seeing the reactions that took place. I noticed that Calcium is highly active whereas copper tends to be inactive when combined with different chemicals.

Help with RedOx

For those of us who still need help with grasping RedOx reaction, I have found a website that I fell will be most helpful, especially with the upcoming test.

Link: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-balance-redox-equations.html




Image: http://academic.pgcc.edu/~kroberts/Lecture/Chapter%205/05-02_RedoxReactions_L.jpg

Remembering RedOx

Today we learned about RedOx chemical reactions. While this may be easier than double replacement recations, these are still hard to get. As long as I pay attention to what metals/nonmetals react with, I should be fine.

Awesome Reactions!

Today we had our Solubility Lab. It was really neat seeing how the chemicals react with one another and how quickly they react. I was able to get some pictures of some of the chemicals mixed together and I put them below.