Gas Producing Micro-Reaction

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In this chemistry activity, learners use common chemicals and metals to examine reactions that produce gaseous substances. Learners will identify the gases produced and write a balanced equation for each reaction. Use this activity to also introduce learners to single displacement and double displacement reactions, two types of chemical reactions. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
Under 5 minutes
Learning Time:
5 to 10 minutes
Estimated Materials Cost:
$1 - $5 per student
Age Range:
Ages 11 - 18
Resource Types:
Activity, Experiment/Lab Activity
Language:
English

Materials List (per student)

  • 3M HCl
  • small pieces of zinc
  • small pieces of magnesium
  • Na2CO3
  • CaCO3
  • spot plate
  • dropper

Keywords

Subjects

  • Physical Sciences
    • Chemistry
      • Chemical Reactions
    • States of Matter
      • Gases
    • Structure and Properties of Matter
  • The Nature of Science
    • The Scientific Process
      • Conducting Investigations
      • Gathering Data
      • Formulating Explanations
      • Communicating Results

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • read
  • touch

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

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