Thermal Decomposition of Copper Carbonate
1. Give definitions:
Thermal means __________.
Decomposition is when ___________________________________________.
2. Fill in the gaps using the keywords:
Carbon
Dioxide
Decomposed Clear
Compound
Cloudy
Copper carbonate is a ____________, when heated it _______________ and
the gas _______________ was given off. We knew that this was the gas
because the limewater changed from ________ to __________.
3. Complete this sentence from your memory of the demonstration:
After the reaction, a _______ powder was left in the test tube, this was the
compound _______________ and has the chemical formula _______.
4. Reactant or product? Label the compounds:
Copper oxide
Copper carbonate
Carbon dioxide
5. Draw a circle diagram for the reaction:
CuCO3
Make sure you stick this in!
CuO + CO2
Thermal Decomposition of Copper Carbonate
1. Give definitions:
Thermal means __________.
Decomposition is when ___________________________________________.
2. Fill in the gaps using the keywords:
Carbon
Dioxide
Decomposed Clear
Compound
Cloudy
Copper carbonate is a ____________, when heated it _______________ and
the gas _______________ was given off. We knew that this was the gas
because the limewater changed from ________ to __________.
3. Complete this sentence from your memory of the demonstration:
After the reaction, a _______ powder was left in the test tube, this was the
compound _______________ and has the chemical formula _______.
4. Reactant or product? Label the compounds:
Copper oxide
Copper carbonate
Carbon dioxide
5. Draw a circle diagram for the reaction:
CuCO3
Make sure you stick this in!
CuO + CO2