Friday, November 19, 2010
Synthesis
The combining of separate elements or substances to form a coherent whole. Formation of a compound from simpler compounds or elements. Reasoning from the general to the particular; logical deduction. The formation of chemical compounds from more simple compounds.In chemistry, chemical synthesis is purposeful execution of chemical reactions to get a product, or several products. This happens by physical and chemical manipulations usually involving one or more reactions. In modern laboratory usage, this tends to imply that the process is reproducible, reliable, and established to work in multiple laboratories. A chemical synthesis begins by selection of compounds that are known as reagents or reactants. Various reaction types can be applied to these to synthesize the product, or an intermediate product. This requires mixing the compounds in a reaction vessel such as a chemical reactor or a simple round-bottom flask. Many reactions require some form of work-up procedure before the final product is isolated [1]. The amount of product in a chemical synthesis is the reaction yield. Typically, chemical yields are expressed as a weight in grams or as a percentage of the total theoretical quantity of product that could be produced. A side reaction is an unwanted chemical reaction taking place that diminishes the yield of the desired product.
Decomposition
The chemical breakdown of organic matter into its constituents by the action of bacteria and other organisms. A chemical reaction in which a compound breaks down into simpler compounds or into elements.A decomposition reaction is where one single compund breaks down into two or more simpler chemicals. In chemistry, chemical synthesis is purposeful execution of chemical reactions to get a product, or several products. This happens by physical and chemical manipulations usually involving one or more reactions. In modern laboratory usage, this tends to imply that the process is reproducible, reliable, and established to work in multiple laboratories.
A chemical synthesis begins by selection of compounds that are known as reagents or reactants. Various reaction types can be applied to these to synthesize the product, or an intermediate product. This requires mixing the compounds in a reaction vessel such as a chemical reactor or a simple round-bottom flask. Many reactions require some form of work-up procedure before the final product is isolated. The amount of product in a chemical synthesis is the reaction yield. Typically, chemical yields are expressed as a weight in grams or as a percentage of the total theoretical quantity of product that could be produced. A side reaction is an unwanted chemical reaction taking place that diminishes the yield of the desired product.
Single-replacement
is a type of oxidation-reduction chemical reaction when an element or ion moves out of one compound and into another. (One element is replaced by another in a compound.) This is usually written as A + BX → AX + B.This will occur if A is more reactive than B. You can refer to the reactivity series to be sure of this. A single displacement reaction example.
A and B must be either:
different metals (hydrogen's behavior as a cation renders it as a metal here), in which case X represents an anion; or
halogens, in which case X represents a cation.
In either case, when AX and BX are aqueous compounds (which is usually the case), X is a spectator ion.
In the activity or reactivity series, the metals with the highest propensity to donate their electrons to react are listed first, and the most unreactive metals are listed last. Therefore a metal higher on the list is able to displace anything on the list below it. The order of activity for metals is Li>K>Ba>Ca>Na>Mg>Al>Mn>Zn>Cr>Fe>Co>Ni>Sn>Pb>H2>Cu>Ag>Hg>Pt>Au. Similarly, the halogens with the highest propensity to acquire electrons are the most reactive. The activity series for halogens is F>Cl>Br>I. Due to the free state nature of A and B, all single displacement reactions are also oxidation-reduction reactions, where the key event is the movement of electrons from one reactant to another. When A and B are metals, A is always oxidized and B is always reduced. Since halogens prefer to gain electrons, A is reduced (from a 0 to −1) and B is oxidized (from −1 to 0) when A and B represent those elements.
A and B may not have the same charge when ions are formed therefore some balancing of the equation may be necessary. For example the reaction between silver nitrate, AgNO3, and zinc, Zn, forms silver, Ag, and zinc nitrate, Zn(NO3)2.
2AgNO3(aq) + Zn(s) → 2Ag(s) + Zn(NO3)2(aq)
Double-replacement
These chemical species can either be ionic or covalent. When referring to precipitation reactions between solutions of ions in inorganic chemistry, these were formerly referred to as double displacement or double replacement reactions, though these terms are still encouraged.[citation needed]
combustion
The burning of any substance, in gaseous, liquid, or solid form. In its broad definition, combustion includes fast exothermic chemical reactions, generally in the gas phase but not excluding the reaction of solid carbon with a gaseous oxidant. Flames represent combustion reactions that can propagate through space at subsonic velocity and are accompanied by the emission of light. The flame is the result of complex interactions of chemical and physical processes whose quantitative description must draw on a wide range of disciplines, such as chemistry, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and molecular physics. In the course of the chemical reaction, energy is released in the form of heat, and atoms and free radicals, all highly reactive intermediates of the combustion reactions, are generated.The physical processes involved in combustion are primarily transport processes: transport of mass and energy and, in systems with flow of the reactants, transport of momentum. The reactants in the chemical reaction are normally a fuel and an oxidant. In practical combustion systems the chemical reactions of the major chemical species, carbon and hydrogen in the fuel and oxygen in the air, are fast at the prevailing high temperatures (greater than 1200 K or 1700°F) because the reaction rates increase exponentially with temperature. In contrast, the rates of the transport processes exhibit much smaller dependence on temperature are, therefore, lower than those of the chemical reactions. Thus in most practical flames the rate of evolution of the main combustion products, carbon dioxide and water, and the accompanying heat release depends on the rates at which the reactants are mixed and heat is being transferred from the flame to the fresh fuel-oxidant mixture injected into the flame. However, this generalization cannot be extended to the production and destruction of minor species in the flame, including those of trace concentrations of air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, soot, carbon monoxide, and submicrometer-size inorganic particulate matter. See also Transport processes.
Combustion applications are wide ranging with respect to the fields in which they are used and to their thermal input, extending from a few watts for a candle to hundreds of megawatts for a utility boiler. Combustion is the major mode of fuel utilization in domestic and industrial heating, in production of steam for industrial processes and for electric power generation, in waste incineration, and in propulsion in internal combustion engines, gas turbines, or rocket engines.
The combining of separate elements or substances to form a coherent whole. Formation of a compound from simpler compounds or elements. Reasoning from the general to the particular; logical deduction. The formation of chemical compounds from more simple compounds.In chemistry, chemical synthesis is purposeful execution of chemical reactions to get a product, or several products. This happens by physical and chemical manipulations usually involving one or more reactions. In modern laboratory usage, this tends to imply that the process is reproducible, reliable, and established to work in multiple laboratories. A chemical synthesis begins by selection of compounds that are known as reagents or reactants. Various reaction types can be applied to these to synthesize the product, or an intermediate product. This requires mixing the compounds in a reaction vessel such as a chemical reactor or a simple round-bottom flask. Many reactions require some form of work-up procedure before the final product is isolated [1]. The amount of product in a chemical synthesis is the reaction yield. Typically, chemical yields are expressed as a weight in grams or as a percentage of the total theoretical quantity of product that could be produced. A side reaction is an unwanted chemical reaction taking place that diminishes the yield of the desired product.
Decomposition
The chemical breakdown of organic matter into its constituents by the action of bacteria and other organisms. A chemical reaction in which a compound breaks down into simpler compounds or into elements.A decomposition reaction is where one single compund breaks down into two or more simpler chemicals. In chemistry, chemical synthesis is purposeful execution of chemical reactions to get a product, or several products. This happens by physical and chemical manipulations usually involving one or more reactions. In modern laboratory usage, this tends to imply that the process is reproducible, reliable, and established to work in multiple laboratories.
A chemical synthesis begins by selection of compounds that are known as reagents or reactants. Various reaction types can be applied to these to synthesize the product, or an intermediate product. This requires mixing the compounds in a reaction vessel such as a chemical reactor or a simple round-bottom flask. Many reactions require some form of work-up procedure before the final product is isolated. The amount of product in a chemical synthesis is the reaction yield. Typically, chemical yields are expressed as a weight in grams or as a percentage of the total theoretical quantity of product that could be produced. A side reaction is an unwanted chemical reaction taking place that diminishes the yield of the desired product.
Single-replacement
is a type of oxidation-reduction chemical reaction when an element or ion moves out of one compound and into another. (One element is replaced by another in a compound.) This is usually written as A + BX → AX + B.This will occur if A is more reactive than B. You can refer to the reactivity series to be sure of this. A single displacement reaction example.
A and B must be either:
different metals (hydrogen's behavior as a cation renders it as a metal here), in which case X represents an anion; or
halogens, in which case X represents a cation.
In either case, when AX and BX are aqueous compounds (which is usually the case), X is a spectator ion.
In the activity or reactivity series, the metals with the highest propensity to donate their electrons to react are listed first, and the most unreactive metals are listed last. Therefore a metal higher on the list is able to displace anything on the list below it. The order of activity for metals is Li>K>Ba>Ca>Na>Mg>Al>Mn>Zn>Cr>Fe>Co>Ni>Sn>Pb>H2>Cu>Ag>Hg>Pt>Au. Similarly, the halogens with the highest propensity to acquire electrons are the most reactive. The activity series for halogens is F>Cl>Br>I. Due to the free state nature of A and B, all single displacement reactions are also oxidation-reduction reactions, where the key event is the movement of electrons from one reactant to another. When A and B are metals, A is always oxidized and B is always reduced. Since halogens prefer to gain electrons, A is reduced (from a 0 to −1) and B is oxidized (from −1 to 0) when A and B represent those elements.
A and B may not have the same charge when ions are formed therefore some balancing of the equation may be necessary. For example the reaction between silver nitrate, AgNO3, and zinc, Zn, forms silver, Ag, and zinc nitrate, Zn(NO3)2.
2AgNO3(aq) + Zn(s) → 2Ag(s) + Zn(NO3)2(aq)
Double-replacement
These chemical species can either be ionic or covalent. When referring to precipitation reactions between solutions of ions in inorganic chemistry, these were formerly referred to as double displacement or double replacement reactions, though these terms are still encouraged.[citation needed]
combustion
The burning of any substance, in gaseous, liquid, or solid form. In its broad definition, combustion includes fast exothermic chemical reactions, generally in the gas phase but not excluding the reaction of solid carbon with a gaseous oxidant. Flames represent combustion reactions that can propagate through space at subsonic velocity and are accompanied by the emission of light. The flame is the result of complex interactions of chemical and physical processes whose quantitative description must draw on a wide range of disciplines, such as chemistry, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and molecular physics. In the course of the chemical reaction, energy is released in the form of heat, and atoms and free radicals, all highly reactive intermediates of the combustion reactions, are generated.The physical processes involved in combustion are primarily transport processes: transport of mass and energy and, in systems with flow of the reactants, transport of momentum. The reactants in the chemical reaction are normally a fuel and an oxidant. In practical combustion systems the chemical reactions of the major chemical species, carbon and hydrogen in the fuel and oxygen in the air, are fast at the prevailing high temperatures (greater than 1200 K or 1700°F) because the reaction rates increase exponentially with temperature. In contrast, the rates of the transport processes exhibit much smaller dependence on temperature are, therefore, lower than those of the chemical reactions. Thus in most practical flames the rate of evolution of the main combustion products, carbon dioxide and water, and the accompanying heat release depends on the rates at which the reactants are mixed and heat is being transferred from the flame to the fresh fuel-oxidant mixture injected into the flame. However, this generalization cannot be extended to the production and destruction of minor species in the flame, including those of trace concentrations of air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, soot, carbon monoxide, and submicrometer-size inorganic particulate matter. See also Transport processes.
Combustion applications are wide ranging with respect to the fields in which they are used and to their thermal input, extending from a few watts for a candle to hundreds of megawatts for a utility boiler. Combustion is the major mode of fuel utilization in domestic and industrial heating, in production of steam for industrial processes and for electric power generation, in waste incineration, and in propulsion in internal combustion engines, gas turbines, or rocket engines.
Friday, October 29, 2010
The Halloween Magic show was held in the little Theater at Lompoc High School in October 28, 2010. Jenus Vang our scientist, preformed the following demos:
Before the show our sicientist Jenus Vang Said:
"I cant wait for the day to come, i'm excited, but at the same time nervous, because its my first time on stage. I have to say my favorite demo, is the Methanol Cannon. Because its an explosion that suddly just burts up in air, while a green color follows."
Also Taylor, and Georgina. were excited about the hallowween magic show!
It was awsome, and i like to give the thanks to our teacher Mr. Wold for giving us this opportunity, and seeing Chemistry as a fun safe habit.
-Jesus Sanchez (Repoter)
- Methanol Cannon
- Candy Corn Reaction
Before the show our sicientist Jenus Vang Said:
"I cant wait for the day to come, i'm excited, but at the same time nervous, because its my first time on stage. I have to say my favorite demo, is the Methanol Cannon. Because its an explosion that suddly just burts up in air, while a green color follows."
Also Taylor, and Georgina. were excited about the hallowween magic show!
It was awsome, and i like to give the thanks to our teacher Mr. Wold for giving us this opportunity, and seeing Chemistry as a fun safe habit.
-Jesus Sanchez (Repoter)
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Gummie Bear Reaction
Ingredients: potassium chlorate, propane torch, gummy bears, test tube
Procedure: A complete recipe follows:
1. Place a small quantity of potassium chlorate in a test tube. 2. Heat the solid salt until it becomes molten, demonstrating the high melting point of ionic solids.
3. Heat the solid further until it decomposes.
4. Add a small bit of a gummy bear to the test tube and observe the reaction
Methonal Canon
Materials:
Setup:
Monday, October 18, 2010
CHEMISTRY HALLOWEEN SHOW
The Methanol Canon is one of those fairly basic high school chemistry experiments designed not so much to help you learn chemistry, but rather have a chance to blow stuff up. I suppose you could go into the structural makeup of methyl alcohol and some electrical background stuff, but it's a reach, especially because the reaction itself doesn't really help explain anything. You can use either Ethanol or Methanol, but the latter produces a larger explosion.
The Gummi Bear Reaction is mostly sugar, which is easily oxidized by something like molten potassium chlorate. Ideally, a balanced equation would show sucrose (C12H22O11) being converted to carbon dioxide and water while the KClO3 becomes KCl. The actual reaction does not seem to go to total completion since there is usually a little gunky residue left behind.
The Gummi Bear Reaction is mostly sugar, which is easily oxidized by something like molten potassium chlorate. Ideally, a balanced equation would show sucrose (C12H22O11) being converted to carbon dioxide and water while the KClO3 becomes KCl. The actual reaction does not seem to go to total completion since there is usually a little gunky residue left behind.
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