Chapter 9
Chemistry Matter and Change · 108 exercises
Problem 2
When carbon monoxide and oxygen react, carbon dioxide forms. $$ \text { carbon monoxide } (\mathrm {g})+ \text { oxygen }(\mathrm {g}) \rightarrow \text { carbon dioxide } (\mathrm {g})$$
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Problem 3
Challenge Write the word equation and the skeleton equation for the following reaction: when heated, solid potassium chlorate yields solid potassium chloride and oxygen gas.
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Problem 4
In water, iron(III) chloride reacts with sodium hydroxide, producing solid iron(III) hydroxide and sodium chloride.
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Problem 5
Liquid carbon disulfide reacts with oxygen gas, producing carbon dioxide gas and sulfur dioxide gas.
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Problem 6
Challenge A piece of zinc metal is added to a solution of hydroge sulfate. This reaction produces a gas and a solution of zinc sulfate.
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Problem 7
A Explain why it is important that a chemical equation be balance
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Problem 8
List three types of physical evidence that indicate a chemical reaction has occurred.
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Problem 9
Compare and contrast a skeleton equation and a chemical equation.
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Problem 10
Explain why it is important to reduce coefficients in a balanced equation to the lowest-possible whole-number ratio.
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Problem 11
Analyze When balancing a chemical equation, can you adjust the subscript in a formula? Explain.
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Problem 12
Assess Is the following equation balanced? If not, correct the coefficients to balance the equation. $$2 \mathrm{K}_{2} \mathrm{CrO}_{4}(\mathrm{aq})+\mathrm{Pb}\left(\mathrm{NO}_{3}\right)_{2}(\mathrm{aq}) \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{KNO}_{3}(\mathrm{aq})+\mathrm{Pb} \mathrm{CrO}_{4}(\mathrm{s})$$
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Problem 13
Evaluate Aqueous phosphoric acid and aqueous calcium hydroxide react to form solid calcium phosphate and water. Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction.
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Problem 14
The solids aluminum and sulfur react to produce aluminum sulfide.
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Problem 15
Water and dinitrogen pentoxide gas react to produce aqueous hydrogen nitrate.
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Problem 16
The gases nitrogen dioxide and oxygen react to produce dinitrogen pentoxide gas.
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Problem 17
Challenge Sulfuric acid \(\left(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\right)\) and sodium hydroxide solutions react to produce aqueous sodium sulfate and water.
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Problem 18
Aluminum oxide(s) decomposes when electricity passes through it.
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Problem 19
Nickel( II) hydroxide(s) decomposes to produce nickel( II) oxide(s) and water.
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Problem 26
Aqueous barium chloride and aqueous potassium carbonate react to produce solid barium carbonate and aqueous potassium chloride.
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Problem 27
Aqueous sodium oxalate and aqueous lead(II) nitrate react to produce solid lead(II) oxalate and aqueous sodium nitrate.
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Problem 28
Challenge Acetic acid \(\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COOH}\right)\) and potassium hydroxide react to produce potassium acetate and water.
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Problem 29
Describe the four types of chemical reactions and their characteristics.
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Problem 30
Explain how an activity series of metals is organized.
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Problem 31
Compare and contrast single-replacement reactions and double-replacement reactions.
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Problem 32
Describe the result of a double-replacement reaction.
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Problem 33
Classify What type of reaction is most likely to occur when barium reacts with fluorine? Write the chemical equation for the reaction.
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Problem 34
Interpret Data Could the following reaction occur? Explain your answer. $$3 \mathrm{Ni}+2 \mathrm{AuBr}_{3} \rightarrow 3 \mathrm{NiBr}_{2}+2 \mathrm{Au}$$
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Problem 35
Aqueous solutions of potassium iodide and silver nitrate are mixed, forming the precipitate silver iodide.
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Problem 36
Aqueous solutions of ammonium phosphate and sodium sulfate are mixed. No precipitate forms and no gas is produced.
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Problem 37
Aqueous solutions of aluminum chloride and sodium hydroxide are mixed, forming the precipitate aluminum hydroxide.
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Problem 38
Aqueous solutions of lithium sulfate and calcium nitrate are mixed, forming the precipitate calcium sulfate.
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Problem 39
Challenge When aqueous solutions of sodium carbonate and manganese(V) chloride are mixed, a precipitate forms. The precipitate is a compound containing manganese.
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Problem 40
Mixing sulfuric acid \(\left(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\right)\) and aqueous potassium hydroxide produces water and aqueous potassium sulfate.
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Problem 41
Mixing hydrochloric acid (HCl) and aqueous calcium hydroxide produces water and aqueous calcium chloride.
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Problem 42
Mixing nitric acid (HNO \(_{3} )\) and aqueous ammonium hydroxide produces water and aqueous ammonium nitrate.
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Problem 44
Challenge When benzoic acid \(\left(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{COOH}\right)\) and magnesium hydroxide are mixed, water and magnesium benzoate are produced.
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Problem 46
Sulfuric acid \(\left(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{\mathrm{A}}\right)\) reacts with aqueous sodium cyanide, forming hydrogen cyanide gas and aqueous sodium sulfate.
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Problem 49
Challenge Aqueous potassium iodide reacts with lead nitrate in solution, forming solid lead iodide.
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Problem 50
List three common types of products produced by reactions that occur in aqueous solutions.
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Problem 51
Describe solvents and solutes in an aqueous solution.
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Problem 52
Distinguish between a complete ionic equation and a net ionic equation.
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Problem 53
Write complete ionic and net ionic equations for the reaction between sulfuric acid \(\left(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\right)\) and calcium carbonate \(\left(\mathrm{CaCO}_{3}\right)\). $$\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}(\mathrm{aq})+\mathrm{CaCO}_{3}(\mathrm{s}) \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}(\mathrm{l})+\mathrm{CO}_{2}(\mathrm{g})+\mathrm{CaSO}_{4}(\mathrm{aq})$$
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Problem 54
Analyze Complete and balance the following equation $$\mathrm{CO}_{2}(\mathrm{g})+\mathrm{HCl}(\mathrm{aq}) \rightarrow$$
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Problem 55
Predict What type of product would the following reaction be most likely to produce? Explain your reasoning. $$\mathrm{Ba}(\mathrm{OH})_{2}(\mathrm{aq})+2 \mathrm{HCl}(\mathrm{aq}) \rightarrow$$
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Problem 56
Formulate Equations A reaction occurs when nitric acid (HNO \(_{3}\) ) is mixed with an aqueous solution of potassium hydrogen carbonate. Aqueous potassium nittrate is produced. Write the chemical and net ionic equations for the reaction.
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Problem 57
Define chemical equation.
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Problem 58
Distinguish between a chemical reaction and a chemical equation.
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Problem 59
Explain the difference between reactants and products.
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Problem 60
What do the arrows and coefficients in equations communicate?
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Problem 61
Does a conversion of a substance into a new substance always indicate that a chemical reaction has occurred? Explain.
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