Calcium reacts gently with water to give hydrogen and calcium hydroxide, which is only slightly soluble, thus slows down the reaction.
It will be assumed that hydrochloric acid used is a dilute aqueous solution.
However, calcium reacts with hydrochloric acid to give calcium chloride which is readily soluble in water, and hydrogen, being a typical reaction of relatively active metals with acids.
Ca(s) + 2HCl(aq) -> CaCl2(aq) +H2(g) ↑ + heat
The clues that it is a chemical reaction could be:
- formation of a new substance, gaseous hydrogen
- disappearance of a metallic solid in the solution
- heat formed during the vigorous reaction.
As silver is below hydrogen in the electrochemical series, it will not be expected to react with dilute hydrocloric acid. (however, it dissolves in oxidizing acid such as nitric acid, but not displacing hydrogen as a product).
A. Identify the properties as either a physical or chemical property. (first 3 are chemical, last is physical)
Answer:
CO is considered as a product.
Explanation:
A general chemical equation for a combination reaction follows:
To write a chemical equation, we must follow some of the rules:
The reactants must be written on the left side of the direction arrow.
A '+' sign is written between the reactants, when more than one reactants are present.
An arrow is added after all the reactants are written in the direction where reaction is taking place. Here, the reaction is taking place in forward direction.
The products must be written on the right side of the direction arrow.
A '+' sign is written between the products, when more than one products are present.
For the given chemical equation:
are the reactants in the reaction and are the products in the reaction.
Hence, CO is considered as a product.
