Purpose: To examine the single displacement reaction of copper (II) chloride with aluminum metal.
Materials:
100mL beaker
Thermometer
50mL CuCl
2
(copper (II) chloride)
1 marble sized sample Al
Procedure:
1.
Measure roughly 50ml of copper (II) chloride into a beaker.
2.
Record the temperature of the copper (II) chloride once it has been poured into the beaker: ____________
3.
Place the sample of aluminum into the beaker of copper (II) chloride.
4.
Stir the materials in the beaker for 30 seconds with your thermometer. Do not strike the thermometer on the side or bottom of the beaker.
5.
Repeat step 4 until five minutes has elapsed. Record information in the data table below.
6.
Pour the contents of your beaker into the waste beaker.
Data:
1.
Describe the physical properties of Aluminum and Copper (II) chloride.
Copper (II) chloride Aluminum
2.
Draw a COLOUR diagram of the beaker of copper (II) chloride before, during and after the reaction. Use coloured pencils!!
Before During After

3.
Complete the following table:
Time (min)
0:00
0:30
1:00
1:30
2:00
2:30
Temperature (ºC)
3:00
3:30
4:00
4:30
5:00
4. Plot the information from the Temperature vs. Time table. Don’t forget to title and label your graph.

Analysis:
1.
What indicators of chemical change are present?
2.
What is a single displacement reaction?
3.
Write a balanced chemical equation that represents the reaction.
Conclusion: