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Curipod generated lesson: "chemical word equations". #8-10
craig.young
Updated 5 months ago
1. Drawings
450 seconds
Draw / write: Complete the following table with the correct names for the compounds.
2. Word cloud
120 seconds
Name one type of chemical reaction.
3. Slide
60 seconds
Be able to write word equations for chemical reactions where compounds are made or broken down.
Success Criteria
4. Slide
60 seconds
Chemical word equations are written descriptions of chemical reactions. Each equation must include the reactants (starting substances) and products (resulting substances). These are written like equations in maths but instead of an =, we use an arrow.
Writing Chemical Word Equations
5. Slide
60 seconds
Word Equations are a way of showing a chemical reaction using words and symbols to represent elements and molecules. Reactants are the substances that are involved in the chemical reaction. Products are the substances that are formed as the result of the chemical reaction.
Jotter Notes:
6. Drawings
1260 seconds
Question: Write a chemical word equation for the reaction of magnesium with oxygen? Clues: • Magnesium is a metal element and oxygen is a non-metal element. • Remember the products of a combustion reaction. • Look up the chemical symbols for magnesium and oxygen. In pairs: Select and solve one of the tasks: A. Work in pairs to write a chemical word equation for the reaction of magnesium with oxygen. B. Create a drawing to explain your solution to your partner.
7. Slide
60 seconds
Nitrogen and hydrogen combine to form nitrogen hydride. Word Equation: Nitrogen + Hydrogen ▶️ Nitrogen Hydride Now try: Mercury burns with Oxygen to create Mercury Oxide. Word Equation:
Word Equations Example
8. Slide
120 seconds
1. Your body uses food and oxygen to make carbon dioxide and water in a process called respiration. 2. Rusting happens when iron reacts with the oxygen in air to form iron oxide. 3. Oxygen and hydrogen combine to form water. 4. Iron filings and sulphur react to form iron sulphide.
In your jotter, write word equations for the following.
9. Open question
300 seconds
What are the reactants and products in a chemical word equation?
10. Open question
300 seconds
What are the different types of chemical equations?
11. Open question
300 seconds
What have you learned about chemical word equations?
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