1. What have we seen so far in lab?
Brassing a Penny
Reactivity Lab
Cost of a Penny

2. Brassing a Penny Is brass a compound or a mixture? Explain.
Mixture because the atoms of Copper and Zinc are mixing/melting together (physical reaction) and no chemical reactions are happening
  What is are some reasons we plate metals?
Protect them from corrosion
Decorative

3. Reactivity Lab Reactivity of the Metals Magnesium Aluminum Zinc Iron
Tin
Lead
Explain why putting zinc into magnesium sulfate would NOT produce a reaction.
Zinc is less reactive than Magnesium

4. Reactivity Lab Bubbles Temperature Change Precipitate/New Solid
Would there be a reaction? Why?
a. Al + AgNO3 ——> YES, Al is more reactive than Ag
 b. Cu + FeSO4 ——> NO, Cu is less reactive than Fe
 c. Zn + PbSO4 ——> YES, Zn is more reactive than Ag
Indicators of a Chemical Reaction
Bubbles
Temperature Change
Precipitate/New Solid
Solid Disintegrates
Odor produced
Light emitted
Explain how a more reactive metal like zinc can be used to “protect” a less reactive metal like iron. Give a practical example of this.
Sacrificials  Hot Water Heater, Etc.
Uses a more reactive metal to prevent corrosion on the other metal

5. Reactivity Lab
Zinc metal could be used in the process to claim (reduce) many metals from their ores. List three metals that zinc can replace (reduce).
 Do metals prefer to be oxidized or reduced? Explain.
Oxidized, metals want tend to lose electrons (OIL, oxidation is losing)
(Hint: Metal ATOMS start with no charge, and then change to a positive ION or gains positive charge.)
 Are most metals found in the ground in a pure state (as a metallic element) or as compounds (chemically combined with other elements)? Explain why.
They have to be reduced to their pure form, most metals are found in compounds in the ground
 Predict whether magnesium is more likely to be reclaimed (reduced) from its ore by chemical reduction or electrolytic reduction. Justify your answer.
Since Magnesium is above Aluminum, it will be reduced by electrolytic reduction.

6. Cost of a Penny Mass of Zinc = 2.5 - .07 = 2.43 g
Weighed mass of copper after HCl = .07g
Percentage of Zinc in New Penny = 2.43/2.5 * 100 = 97.5%
Percentage of Copper in New Penny = .07/2.5 * 100 = 2.5%
Cost of Zinc in New Penny = (2.44/454) = x $1.06 = .0057
Cost of Copper in New Penny = (.07/454) = x $1.83 =
NOT IN LAB  But, = cents to make 1 penny
Value of Pre-Penny = 3.04/454 = x $1.83 = .012 cents to make 1 penny
NOT IN LAB  Takes a little more than 1 penny worth of materials to make 1 penny

7. COST OF A PENNY
Why do you think our government switched to a Copper-clad penny?
Its cheaper, they last longer, lighter….
Explain what happened to the new penny when placed in HCl in terms
of oxidation/reduction and the relative activity of copper and zinc.
Zn + 2HCl  ZnCl2 + H2
(solid) (liquid) (liquid) (gas)
Zinc + Hydrochloric acid  Zinc chloride + Hydrogen
Zn0 + 2H+1Cl-1  Zn+2Cl2-1 + H20
Zinc (most reactive), Hydrogen, Copper (least reactive)
Copper is less reactive than Zinc and Hydrogen, so it’ll protect the inside and won’t react with the acid
But Zinc is more reactive than Hydrogen, so it replaces Hydrogen and dissolves creating Zinc chloride and hydrogen gas
OIL – Zinc is being oxidized
RIG – Hydrogen is being reduced (why we have hydrogen gas)