12.6 – How can we use ions in solutions? 11/01/2017 • Ionic compounds have many uses and can provide other substances. • Electrolysis is used to produce alkalis and elements such as chlorine and hydrogen. • Oxidation-reduction reactions do not just involve oxygen. • Soluble salts can be made from acids and insoluble salts can be made solutions of ions. Metal ions Metal compounds in a solution contain metal ions. For example, consider calcium chloride: Calcium is in group 2 and has two electrons in its outer shell, so it will form a Ca2+ ion. Chlorine is in group 7 so a chloride ion will be Cl- Calcium chloride has the formula CaCl2 Sodium atom Chlorine atom Electron transfer Click Again Sodium Chloride + - Positive and negative ions attract Electrolysis 11/01/2017 If you melt or dissolve an ionic compound (such as NaCl or CuCl2), then the ions become free to move around – and carry electrical current. Molecule of solid copper chloride CuCl2 (s) Molecule of solid copper chloride after being dissolved chloride ion Copper ion CuCl2 (aq) Electrolysis 11/01/2017 Electrolysis is used to separate a metal from its compound. When we electrolysed copper chloride the _____ chloride ions moved to the ______ electrode and the ______ copper ions moved to the ______ electrode – OPPOSITES ATTRACT!!! = chloride ion = copper ion Purifying Copper Impure copper Solution containing copper ions + + Cu + Cu + Cu At the anode: Cu(s) Cu2+(aq) + 2e- 2+ --- 11/01/2017 Pure copper 2+ 2+ At the cathode: Cu2+(aq) + 2e- Cu(s) Electrolysis equations 11/01/2017 We need to be able to write “half equations” to show what happens during electrolysis (e.g. for copper chloride): At the negative electrode the positive ions GAIN electrons to become neutral copper ATOMS. The half equation is: Cu2+ + 2 e- Cu At the positive electrode the negative ions LOSE electrons to become neutral chlorine MOLECULES. The half equation is: 2 Cl- - 2e- Cl2 Oxidation and Reduction in Electrolysis 11/01/2017 At the positive electrode the negative ions LOSE electrons –This is called Oxidation. The half equation is: At the negative electrode the positive ions GAIN electrons – this is called Reduction. The half equation is: 2Cl- - 2e- Cu2+ + 2e- Cl2 Cu Oxidation Is Loss, Reduction Is Gain (of electrons) O I L R I G Electrolysis of brine 11/01/2017 Sodium chloride (salt) is made of an alkali metal and a halogen. When it’s dissolved we call the solution “brine”, and we can electrolyse it to produce 3 things… Chlorine gas (Cl2) – used to kill bacteria and to make acids, bleach and plastics Hydrogen gas (H2) – used to manufacture ammonia and margarine Sodium chloride (brine) NaCl(aq) Positive electrode Negative electrode Sodium hydroxide (NaOH(aq)). Used to make soap, paper and ceramics Electrolysis - summary 11/01/2017 1. When an ionic substance is melted or dissolved in water, the _____ are free to _______ about in the solution. 2. Passing an ________ __________through these _________ or dissolved ionic substances, breaks them down into __________. This is called ___________. 3. During electrolysis, ___________ charged ions move towards the negative electrode and ___________ charged ions move towards the positive ___________. Move molten elements electrode ions positively negatively electric current electrolysis Making Soluble Salts 11/01/2017 There are 3 types of reaction that can be used to make soluble salts. All 3 involve: • An Acid • A metal or metal compound Method 1 METAL + ACID e.g. magnesium + hydrochloric acid SALT + HYDROGEN magnesium chloride + hydrogen Method 2 METAL OXIDE + ACID SALT + WATER Method 3 METAL HYDROXIDE (Alkali) + ACID SALT + WATER Making salts To form the name of a salt, you just combine the name of the metal involved, with the salt type associated with the acid. Hydrochloric acid makes chlorides, Sulfuric makes sulfates, Nitric makes nitrates. Complete the table as practice Hydrochloric acid Sodium hydroxide Potassium oxide Calcium Sulphuric acid Nitric acid Sodium chloride + water Potassium sulfate + water Calcium nitrate + water Reactions of metals with acids When a metal reacts with an acid it gives off hydrogen (which can be “popped” using a lit splint). The other product is a salt. METAL + ACID e.g. magnesium + hydrochloric acid SALT + HYDROGEN magnesium chloride + hydrogen Copy and complete the following reactions: 1) Calcium + hydrochloric acid 2) Zinc + hydrochloric acid 3) Iron + hydrochloric acid 4) Lithium + sulphuric acid Quiz on acids and alkalis Acid, alkali or both??? 1) This a pH of less than 7 2) This could kill cells 3) A metal hydroxide (e.g. sodium hydroxide) would be an _____ 4) When this reacts with a metal hydrogen is released 5) A metal carbonate (e.g. calcium carbonate) would be an _____ 6) This would feel soapy on your skin 7) This could be a corrosive 8) This will turn universal indicator purple 9) This would taste sour 10) This means “a base that can be dissolved” Neutralisation reactions When acids and alkalis react together they will NEUTRALISE each other. Neutralisation is an example of a displacement reaction: Sodium hydroxide Na Hydrochloric acid H OH The sodium DISPLACES the hydrogen from HCl Na Cl Sodium chloride H2O Water Cl + + H ions and OH ions 11/01/2017 • H ions make acids acidic. • OH ions make alkalis alkaline. • The pH scale measures the alkalinity or acidity of a solution. + During neutralisation reactions the H ions react with the OH ions to form H2O (water). H+ (aq) + OH-(aq) → H2O(l) Neutralisation experiment Sodium hydroxide + hydrochloric acid sodium chloride + water A ____ was formed during the reaction, and we could have separated this by __________ the solution, allowing the salt to Crystallise. The salt that we formed depended on the acid: •Hydrochloric acid will make a CHLORIDE •Nitric acid will make a _________ •Sulphuric acid will make a _________ Words to use – nitrate, neutralised, alkali, sulphate, salt, evaporating Reactions of metal oxides with acid 11/01/2017 A metal oxide is a compound containing a metal and oxide. They are sometimes called BASES. A BASE is simply an insoluble alkali – it neutralises acids, but does not dissolve in water. For example: Mg O O Na Magnesium oxide Na O Al Sodium oxide METAL OXIDE + H Mg Al ACID O Aluminium oxide SALT + WATER Cl O H O Cl Cl Copy and complete the following reactions: 1) Magnesium oxide + hydrochloric acid 2) Calcium oxide + hydrochloric acid 3) Sodium oxide + sulphuric acid Mg Cl H O H Using Bases to Make Salts Because Bases are insoluble the procedure for making a salt is very slightly different… …Instead of simply evaporating off the water, you have to first remove any remaining (or excess) Base by filtration. 1) Drop the base into the acid… 2) Filter it to remove any leftover base 3) Evaporate it to get the salt Ammonium Salts 11/01/2017 • Ammonia (NH3) is a gas that dissolves in water to make an alkali (Ammonium hydroxide). • This can then be used to make Ammonium salts by reacting it with an acid. Ammonia + Nitric acid Ammonium Nitrate NH3(g) + HNO3(aq) NH4NO3(aq) • Notice how NO water is made in this neutralisation reaction. • Ammonium salts make good fertilisers because plants need nitrogen to make proteins (to grow). Ammonium Nitrate is the best for this purpose – can you see why?? Making Insoluble Salts 11/01/2017 • Doesn’t usually require an acid. • Insoluble salts can be made by mixing appropriate solutions of ions (soluble salts), so that a precipitate is Barium chloride + Sodium sulfate Barium sulfate + Sodium chloride formed. BaCl2(aq) + Na2SO4(aq) BaSO4(s) Precipitation can be used to remove unwanted ions from solutions, for example in treating water for drinking or in treating effluent. – The filter is covered in ions, which form precipitates with ions in the water. + 2NaCl(aq) An example question on reactivity Which metal is most reactive? Metal A B C D E Reaction with dilute acid Reaction with water Reaction with oxygen Some reaction Slow reaction Burns brightly No reaction No reaction Reacts slowly No reaction No reaction No reaction Violent reaction Slow reaction Burns brightly Reasonable reaction Reacts with steam only Reacts slowly
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