1. Objective: To be able to heat a chemical safely using a Bunsen burner.
Heating Chemicals
Objective:
To be able to heat a chemical safely using a Bunsen burner.

2. Starter
What safety precautions should we take when using Bunsen burners?
List 3 in your book

3. Heating copper carbonate
When you heat copper carbonate, it breaks up to form copper oxide and carbon dioxide.
What is the word equation for this reaction?
copper carbonate
copper oxide
carbon dioxide + 
This reaction is called thermal decomposition. Can you explain why?
Thermal means heat, and decomposition means breaking into smaller pieces.
So in a thermal decomposition reaction, heat is used to break a substance into smaller pieces.

5. Why is it at an angle?
So that the rubber does not burn

6. Hazard Symbol What does it mean? Harmful
Copper carbonate has this hazard symbol.
What does it mean?
Harmful

7. Heating Copper Carbonate
Set up the retort stand and Bunsen as shown by your teacher.
Add 2 spatulas of copper carbonate.
Light Bunsen and heat on blue flame until you observe the colour change from green to black.
Safely turn off Bunsen and allow equipment to cool before packing away.

8. Diagram Draw a diagram of your equipment and label it.
You should include:
Test tube
Bunsen burner
Heat proof mat
Retort stand
Boss head and clamp