Data and Observations
Part A – Synthesis Reaction
Color of steel wool before burning: ________________________________________________
Prediction of changes in heated steel wool: __________________________________________
Color of burned steel wool: _______________________________________________________
Reaction of steel wool and oxygen combining: _______________________________________
Part B – Decomposition Reaction
Prediction of changes in heated baking soda: _________________________________________
Description of deposits inside heated test tube: _______________________________________
Observations of flaming splint: ____________________________________________________
Part C – Single Replacement Reaction
Color of nail: __________________________________________________________________
Color of copper sulfate: _________________________________________________________
Prediction of changes in nail: _____________________________________________________
Prediction of changes in copper sulfate solution: ______________________________________
Color of iron nail after reacting with copper sulfate: ___________________________________
Color of copper sulfate after reacting with iron nail: ___________________________________
Conclusion Questions
Part A:
1. Give the two reactants in the reaction. ___________________ and ____________________
2. What is the product in the reaction? ______________________
3. Why was the steel wool burned in this reaction? ____________________________________
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4. Write a chemical equation for the reaction.
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5. Name the chemical reaction? ___________________________________________________

Part B:
1. Give the reactant(s) and product(s) in part B of the chemical reaction lab.
Reactant(s) ____________________________________________________________________
Product(s)_____________________________________________________________________
2. Why was heat added in this reaction?
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3. Write a chemical equation for the reaction.
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4. Name the type of chemical reaction observed. _____________________________________
5. Is the reaction endothermic or exothermic? ________________________________________
Part C:
1. Give the reactant(s) and product(s) in part C of the chemical reaction lab.
Reactant ____________________________________________________________________
Product(s)_____________________________________________________________________
2. What did you observe happening to the nail (Fe)?
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3. What did you observe happening to the Copper Sulfate (CuSO4) solution?
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4. Write a chemical equation for the reaction.
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5. Name the type of chemical reaction observed. _____________________________________