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Mg Metal with Various Acids, Gas produced?
« on: October 06, 2009, 08:19:42 PM »
I'm trying to predict reactions here based of chemical rules, please tell me if these chemical equations are correct:

Mg(s) + 2 HCl(aq) -> MgCl2(aq) + H2(g)

Mg(s) + 4 HNO3(aq) -> Mg(NO3)2(aq) + 2 NO2(g) + 2 H2O(l)

Mg(s) + 2H2SO4(aq) -> MgSO4(aq) + SO2(g) + 2H2O(l)

And also...


I had to do an experiment where I added 5 drops of 0.3M FeCl3 to a test tube with a dropper of H2O2 and test the flamability. I want to write an equation for this reaction now... I know that FeCl3 is a catalyst so would I write:

2H2O2(aq) -> O2(g) + 2H2O(l)

with FeCl3 over the arrow? Or...
FeCl3(aq) + H2O2(aq) -> FeCl3(aq) + O2(g) + H2O(l) ?


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Re: Mg Metal with Various Acids, Gas produced?
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2009, 01:39:31 AM »
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Mg(s) + 4 HNO3(aq) -> Mg(NO3)2(aq) + 2 NO2(g) + 2 H2O(l)
Hydrogen evolved is a poweful reductor
Mg(s) + HNO3(aq) -> Mg(NO3)2(aq) + NH4NO3(aq)+ H2O(l)

Should be
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Mg(s) + H2SO4(aq) -> MgSO4(aq) + + H2(g)
my fault

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FeCl3(aq) + H2O2(aq) -> FeCl3(aq) + O2(g) + H2O(l)
catalyst does not take place in the reaction
« Last Edit: October 08, 2009, 10:28:24 AM by AWK »
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Re: Mg Metal with Various Acids, Gas produced?
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2009, 08:27:02 AM »
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Mg(s) + 4 HNO3(aq) -> Mg(NO3)2(aq) + 2 NO2(g) + 2 H2O(l)
Hydrogen evolved is a poweful reductor
Mg(s) + HNO3(aq) -> Mg(NO3)2(aq) + NH4NO3(aq)+ H2O(l)

Should be
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Mg(s) + H2SO4(aq) -> MgSO4(aq) + + H(g)

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FeCl3(aq) + H2O2(aq) -> FeCl3(aq) + O2(g) + H2O(l)
catalyst does not take place in the reaction
In the first equation, no gas will be liberated? Why not? And NO2 gas will not appear in the second one at all? That seems strange to me.

With regards to the last one, thus it would just be :

H2O2 -> O2(g) + H2O(l) with the catalyst written over the -> arrow, correct?

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Re: Mg Metal with Various Acids, Gas produced?
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2009, 10:29:07 AM »
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H2O2 -> O2(g) + H2O(l) with the catalyst written over the -> arrow, correct?
Yes, correct
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