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Activity Series Lab Report

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Before conducting the Activity Series Lab, participants must know how to protect themselves against the possible dangers that the hazardous materials from the lab can cause. Some of the things they must understand include proper safety precautions and how to protect against corrosive or poisonous materials. For instance, Copper (II) Chloride, one of the solutions used in the lab, can cause severe eye irritation. One way to protect against this is by wearing goggles, or other eye protection equipment. Another substance used in the lab is Silver Nitrate, a body tissue irritant. Participants must wash off the substance quickly if it comes into contact with their skin to prevent any serious damage. Not only is it vital to know how to be safe around the chemicals, but to fully understand the lab, participants must be able to recognize the clues to a chemical change. There are five clues that help indicate if a chemical change occurs. The clues to a chemical change include a change of colour, the forming of a precipitate, the forming of gas bubbles, the production of heat or light, and if the change is difficult to reverse. In the chemical reactions lab, several chemical changes will occur. Participants must use this knowledge to decipher what change has occurred after the chemical …show more content…

A single displacement reaction occurs when an element and a compound react together to produce a new element and compound. Essentially what happens is that one of the elements in the reactant compound will transfer over to the other element to create a new compound, and the element that is left over becomes pure. For example, in the example used in the previous paragraph, Al + Mn(NO3)2  Al(NO3)2 + Mn, Aluminum “displaces” Manganese from Nitrate, forming pure Manganese and Aluminum

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