How to write and balance chemical equations, plus the fundamentals of acids and bases!
Answer the following 6 questions for homework:
1. List 3 characteristics of acids and bases.
2. What is the range of pH for acids? Bases?
3. What is used to measure pH of acids and bases?
4. What happens when you mix an acid and a base? Give an example of this reaction.
5. What do acids release in water? What do bases release in water?
6. Which is more dangerous acids or bases?
Answer all 6 of the following questions for homework. You may use your textbook as a resource if you are unable to view this lesson at home!
1. Give 3 examples of chemical reactions.
2. Give 3 examples of how you can speed up the chemical reactions you listed above.
3. When you burn a match, it’s mass decreases. Did you destroy mass, and how do you know?
4. What is the one thing that you’re allowed to change when balancing a chemical reaction?
5. Balance the following equation: Mg + O2 –> MgO
6. Balance the following equation: Fe + Cl2 –> FeCl3
Use the following template to guide your course of study in this unit!
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