Chemical Equations

Preparation for College Chemistry

Columbia University
Department of Chemistry
 Chapter Outline
The Chemical Equation

Writing and Balancing Equations

Information in an Equation

Types of Chemical Equations

Heat in Chemical Equations

The Greenhouse Effect

 The Chemical Equation
Shorthand Expression for a Chemical Change

 Reactants
 Products
 Stoichiometric Coefficients
 Conditions
 Physical State

2 Al(s) + Fe2O3 (s) 2 Fe (l) + Al2O3 (s)

 Writing Chemical Equations
 Identify the Reaction

magnesium hydroxide + phosphoric acid magnesium phosphate + water

2 Write the skeleton equation

3 Find the Stoichiometric Coefficients (Balance)

3 Mg(OH)2 + 2 H3PO4 Mg3(PO4)2 + 6 H2O

R 3 Mg 2 PO4 14 O 12 H
P 3Mg 2 PO4 14 O 12 H
 Types of Chemical Equations
 Combination: A + B AB

 Decomposition AB A + B

 Single -Displacement A + BC AB + C

 Double -Displacement AB + CD AD + CB
 Combination Reactions
 metal + Oxygen metal oxide
2Mg(s) + O2(g) 2MgO(s)
 nonmetal + Oxygen non metal oxide
2S (s) + 3O2(g) 2SO3 (g)
 metal + nonmetal Salt
2Na (s) + Cl2(g) 2NaCl(s)
 metal oxide + water Metal Hydroxide
MgO (s) + H2O(l) Mg(OH)2(s)
 nonmetal oxide + water Oxy-acid
SO3 (g) + H2O(g) H2SO4(s)
 Decomposition Reactions
 Metal oxides 2HgO(s) 2Hg (l) + O2(g)
2PbO2(g) 2PbO (g) + O2(g)
 Carbonates and Hydrogen carbonates
CaCO3 (s) CaO (s) + CO2(g)
2NaHCO3 (s) Na2CO3 (s) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)
 Other decomposition reactions
KClO3 (s) 2KCl (s) + 3O2(g)
NaNO3 (s) NaNO2 (s) + O2(g)
2H2O2 (l) 2H2O (l) + O2(g)
2NaN3 (s) 2Na (s) + 3N2(g)
 Single-Displacement Reactions
 metal + acid Hydrogen + Salt
Zn(s) + 2HCl(g) H2(g) + ZnCl2(s)

 metal + water Hydrogen + metal hydroxide or oxide

2Na(s) + 2H2O(l) H2(g) + 2NaOH(aq)

 metal + Salt Salt + metal

Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) ZnSO4(aq) + Cu(s)

 halogen + halide salt Halide salt + Halogen

Cl2 (g) + 2NaBr(aq) 2NaCl(aq) + Br2(l)

 Double-Displacement Reactions
AB + CD AD + CB

NaCl(aq) + KNO3(aq) NaNO3(aq) + KCl(aq)

Physical Evidences for double-displacement

 Formation of an Insoluble precipitate

 Evolution of Heat (Neutralization Reactions)

 Gas Formation
Ionic Dissolution -
+ + -
- + -
- -
+ - + -
- + - - -
+ -
+ - + +
+
- + - - + -
+ +
+ - +
- +
- + - + + +
+
 Precipitation Reactions
Appendix V p. A19 Solubility Rules

NO3- All nitrates are soluble

Cl- All chlorides are soluble, except AgCl, Hg2Cl2, Pb2Cl2

SO42- Most sulfates are soluble, except SrSO4, PbSO4 and BaSO4
CaSO4 is slightly soluble

CO32- All carbonates are insoluble, except Group I and NH4+

OH- All hydroxides are insoluble, except group I Sr(OH) 2

and Ba(OH)2. Ca(OH) 2 is slightly soluble

S2- All sulfides except Groups I and II and NH4+ are insoluble
 Solubility Rules
Used to predict results of precipitation reactions

Example 1

What happens when solutions of Ba(NO3)2 and Na2CO3 are mixed?

Ions present: Ba2+ (aq), NO3-(aq), Na+(aq), CO32-(aq)

Possible precipitates: BaCO3, NaNO3

According to solubility rules, BaCO3 is insoluble

Ba2+(aq) + CO32-(aq) BaCO3(s)

 Solubility Rules
Example 2

Mix solutions of BaCl2, NaOH

ions present: Ba2+(aq) , Cl-(aq), Na+(aq), OH-(aq)

possible precipitates: Ba(OH)2, NaCl

both are soluble; no reaction

 Net Ionic Equations
(Spectator ions do not appear)
Example Mix solutions of Cu(NO3)2, NaOH

ions present: Cu2+(aq), NO3 -(aq), Na+(aq), OH-(aq)

possible precipitates: Cu(OH)2, NaNO3

NaNO3 is soluble; Cu(OH)2 is not.

Spectator ions: Na+(aq), NO3 -(aq)

Net Ionic Equation:

Cu2+ (aq) + 2 OH- (aq) Cu(OH)2 (s)
 Heat in Chemical Reactions
Endothermic Reaction

Activation
Energy
Products

Net Energy absorbed

Reactants

Time
 Heat in Chemical Reactions
Exothermic Reaction

Activation
Energy
Reactants

Net Energy released

Products

Time
 Greenhouse Effect
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 Redox Reactions
(electron-transfer reactions)

Oxidation Number

Oxidation & Reduction

Balancing Redox Reactions

 Oxidation number(oxidation state)
# of e- lost, gained or unequally shared by the atom

“pseudocharge” assigned according to arbitrary rules . (rules p.436)

1. ON of an element in an elementary substance is zero

2. H ON = +1, except in metal hydrides NaH, CaH2 What is it?

3. O ON = -2 in most compounds, -1 in peroxides Na2O2 , +2 in OF2

4. ON of metallic elements in ionic compounds is positive.

5. Negative ON is assigned to the most electronegative element

in a covalent compound.
 Oxidation number. Calculation
?
Determine the ON of As in K3AsO4 +1 -2
6. In a compound:  ON i  0
K3AsO4
i

As + (-2)x4 +(+1)x3 = 0 As = +5
?
-2
Determine the ON of Cr in Cr2O72-
Cr2O72-
7. In a PAI:  ON i  charge PAI
i

2Cr + (-2)x7 = -2 2Cr = +12 Cr = +6

 Oxidation & Reduction
Oxidation (lost of electrons)

ON
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Reduction (gain of electrons)

oxid. # H increases from 0 to +1 (oxidizes)

REDUCING AGENT
O2(g) + H2(g) 2H2O(l)
OXIDIZING AGENT

oxid. # O decreases from 0 to -2 (reduces)

 Balancing Redox Equations
 Oxidation number method

(Molecular redox equations)

Two Methods

 Ion-electron method

(Ionic redox equations)

 Oxidation number method
Oxidation

2KMnO4 + 6 HCl + 5H2S 2 KCl +2 MnCl2 +5 S + 8 H2O

+1 -2 +1 -1 +1 -2 +1 -1 -1 0
+7 +2

Reduction
Reduction: Mn+7 +5e- Mn+2 x 2

Oxidation: S-2 S0 + 2e- x 5

2Mn+7 + 5S-2 + 10e- 2Mn+2 + 5 S0 + 10e-

2Mn+7 + 5 S-2 2Mn+2 + 5 S0
Ion-electron method (rules p. 443-444)
Mass and charge must balance

 Acidic Medium H+(aq)

 Basic Medium OH-(aq)

Neutralization:

H+(aq) + OH-(aq) H2O(l)

 Ion-electron method (Acidic Medium)
KMnO4 + HCl + H2S KCl + MnCl2 + S + H2O

write the molecular equation in ionic form

K+ (aq) + MnO4 - (aq) + H+ (aq) + Cl - (aq ) + 2H+ (aq) + S2-(aq) =

K+ (aq) + Cl - (aq ) + Mn2+ (aq) + 2Cl - (aq ) ) + S0(s) + H2O

Eliminating spectator ions (appear in both sides of the equation)

Net ionic Equation Oxidation

MnO4 - (aq) + H+ (aq) + S2-(aq) Mn 2+ (aq) + S0 (s)

Reduction
 Write the two half reactions
Reduction: MnO4- + 8H+ + 5e- Mn+2 + 4H2O x 2

Oxidation: S-2 S0 + 2e- x5

2MnO4- + 16H+ + 5 S-2 2Mn+2 + 5S0 + 8H2O

 Balance elements other than O and H

 Balance O and H, acidic medium:

 Balance each half reaction electrically with electrons:

 Equalize loss and gain of e-
 Add the half equations
 Ion-electron method (Basic Medium)
Oxidation

SbO2 - (aq) + ClO2 (aq) Sb(OH)6 - (aq) + ClO2 - (aq)

Reduction

Write the two half reactions

Oxidation: SbO2 Sb(OH)6 -

Reduction: ClO2 ClO2 -

  Balance elements other than O and H
 Balance O and H, ACIDIC medium,
 NEUTRALIZE: add OH- in both sides of the equation

 Balance each half reaction electrically with electrons:

 Equalize loss and gain of e-

Oxidation: SbO2 - + 4H2O + 2OH- Sb(OH)6 - + 2OH- + 2H+

SbO2 - + 4H2O + 2OH- Sb(OH)6 - + 2H2O

SbO2 - + 2H2O + 2OH- Sb(OH)6 - + 2e-

Reduction: ClO2 + e- ClO2 - x 2

SbO2 - + 2OH - + 2H2O + 2ClO2 2ClO2 - + Sb(OH)6 -

Activity Series K K+ + e-
Ba Ba+2 + 2e-
of Metals Ca Ca2+ + 2e-
(table 17.3) Na Na+ + e-
Mg Mg2+ + 2e-
Al Al3+ + 3e-
Zn Zn2+ + 2e-
Cr Cr3+ + 3e-
Fe Fe2+ + 2e-
Ni Ni2+ + 2e-
Sn Sn2+ + 2e-
Pb Pb2+ + 2e-
H2 2H + + 2e-
Cu Cu2+ + 2e-
As As3++ 3e-
Ag Ag + + e-
Hg Hg2++ 2e-
Au Au3+ + 3e-
 Activity Series of Metals
Useful to Predict the Course of Chemical Reactions

� Na(s) + HCl(aq) NaCl(aq)

? + H2
Net Ionic Reaction:
Na(s) + 2H+(aq) 2Na+(aq) + H2

� Cr(s) + Sn(SO4 )(aq) ?Sn + Cr2 (SO4)3

Net Ionic Reaction:

Cr(s) + 3Sn2+(aq) 2Cr3+(aq) + Sn

� Hg + AgNO3 ?No Reaction

 Applications
 Electrolytic Cells
Use electrical energy to produce a chemical reaction

 Voltaic (Galvanic) Cells

Use chemical reactions to produce electrical energy

Anode: the OXIDATION SITE

Cathode: the REDUCTION SITE
 Corrosion