Unit 4: Chemical Reactions.

4.1 Introduction for Reactions.

Use indications of change to distinguish between physical and chemical changes.

Differentiate between a physical change or a chemical change.

Classify common processes as physical or chemical changes.

4.2 Net Ionic Equations.

Represent a physical change (i.e., dissolving) using a net ionic equation.

Write a balanced net ionic equation for a chemical change, considering both number of atoms and charge.

4.3 Representations of Reactions.

Represent a physical change with a particle diagram showing a difference in particle spatial arrangement.

Draw a particle diagram for a chemical process with equal numbers of atoms before and after the change.

Draw a particle diagram for a chemical change that balances charge.

4.4 Physical and Chemical Changes.

Justify a change as either a physical or chemical process based on bonding changes.

Compare and contrast physical changes involving only IMFs (such as phase changes) with those that involve bond breaking (such as dissolving an ionic solid).

4.5 Stoichiometry.

Balance a chemical equation.

Clearly denote the mole ratio for a chemical process given a chemical reaction.

Apply the Law of Conservation of Mass to determine theoretical yield given mass amounts.

Use the ideal gas law or molarity to perform stoichiometric calculations for reactions with gases and solutions.

4.6 Introduction to Titration.

Label a titration setup with terminology: analyte, titrant, indicator, buret.

Use titration terminology to identify known, unknown, consumed, and excess species at various titration points.

Perform a titration to the endpoint.

Use MacidVacid = MbaseVbase at the equilavence point to calculate the molarity of an unkown acid or base.

4.7 Types of Chemical Reactions.

Classify a reaction by identifying the transferring species: protons, electrons, or ions.

Determine if a species is oxidized, reduced, or neither by assigning oxidation numbers.

Complete a combustion reaction of a hydrocarbon.

  1. Write the balanced chemical reaction for the combustion of octane (C8H18).

Identify the product of a precipitation reaction using the SNAP mnemonic: sodium (Na+), nitrate (NO3+), ammonia (NH4+), potassium (K+) ions are always soluble

4.8 Introduction to Acid-Base Reactions.

Label the Brønsted-Lowry acid, base, conjugate acid, and conjugate base in a reaction.

Recognize that water is amphoteric and label it as either an acid or a base given the overall reaction.

List the strong acids and strong bases.

Compare the relative strengths of acids and bases based on dominant species after the reaction.

Draw a particle diagram of a weak or strong acid and label Brønsted-Lowry acid/base in reactants and conjugate acid/base in products.

4.9 Oxidation-Reduction (Redox) Reactions.

Balance a redox reaction given a table of half-reactions, ensuring conservation of atoms and electrons.