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Chemical Equations Lab Activity
In this activity you will observe the interactions between chemicals and practice writing chemical equations.
Pre Activity Problems: Write the formula for the following compounds:
1. Barium Nitrate
5. Iron (III) chloride
2. Sodium hydroxide
6. Copper (II) sulfate
3. Sodium carbonate
7. Strontium chloride
4. Cobalt (II) chloride
Purpose: To observe interactions between chemicals and to practice writing chemical equations.
Procedure: Perform each of the following reactions in different wells on the well plate. Make sure you do not
contaminate the solutions and that you write down your initial and final observations.
Reaction #1: Find the solutions cobalt (II) chloride and sodium carbonate. Observe the color and clarity of each
solution and record your observations:
Initial observation:
Place 5 drops of each solution into a clean well and mix with a toothpick. Observe the reaction and record your
observations:
Final observations:
The compounds formed during this reaction are sodium chloride and cobalt (II) carbonate. Write down the
chemical equation for this reaction.
Chemical Equation for Reaction #1:
Reaction #2: Find the solutions sodium hydroxide and iron (III) chloride. Observe the color and clarity of each
solution and record your observations:
Initial observation:
Place 5 drops of each solution into a clean well and mix with a toothpick. Observe the reaction and record your
observations:
Final observations:
The compounds formed during this reaction are sodium chloride and iron (III) hydroxide. Write down the chemical
equation for this reaction.
Chemical Equation for Reaction #2:
Reaction #3: Find the solutions barium nitrate and copper (II) sulfate. Observe the color and clarity of each
solution and record your observations:
Initial observation:
Place 5 drops of each solution into a clean well and mix with a toothpick. Observe the reaction and record your
observations:
Final observations:
The compounds formed during this reaction are copper (II) nitrate and barium sulfate. Write down the chemical
equation for this reaction.
Chemical Equation for Reaction #3:
Reaction #4: Find the solutions sodium carbonate and strontium chloride. Observe the color and clarity of each
solution and record your observations:
Initial observation:
Place 5 drops of each solution into a clean well and mix with a toothpick. Observe the reaction and record your
observations:
Final observations:
The compounds formed during this reaction are sodium chloride and strontium carbonate. Write down the
chemical equation for this reaction.
Chemical Equation for Reaction #4: