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    This document summarizes an experiment exploring periodic trends in reactivity of metals. Students tested the reactivity of magnesium, calcium, zinc, and tin by adding each metal to water and hydrochloric acid, observing and recording the reactions. They then analyzed the data to identify trends in reactivity down periods and groups. The key findings were that reactivity generally decreases as you move from left to right across a period and from top to bottom in a group, with metals farther from the metalloid boundary being more reactive.

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    This document summarizes an experiment exploring periodic trends in reactivity of metals. Students tested the reactivity of magnesium, calcium, zinc, and tin by adding each metal to water and hydrochloric acid, observing and recording the reactions. They then analyzed the data to identify trends in reactivity down periods and groups. The key findings were that reactivity generally decreases as you move from left to right across a period and from top to bottom in a group, with metals farther from the metalloid boundary being more reactive.

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    DanielaGarcia

    LorenLiCloes
    sep11th2014

    Periodictrendsinreactivity

    PURPOSE:
    Toexplorethereactivitytrendsofmetalsingroups,and
    periodsoftheperiodictable.

    PRELABQUESTIONS:
    1)Groupsaretheverticalcolumnsintheperiodictable.Theperiodsare
    thehorizontalrows,andthegroupsoftheperiodictablethatshowalotof
    similaritiesarecalledfamilies.

    2)Allofthemetalsarelocatedtoleftofthemetalloidboundary.

    3)twonamesofmetalfamiliesarecalledalkalinemetalswhicharethe
    firstgroupoftheperiodictableandthealkalineearthmetalswhicharethe
    secondgroupoftheperiodictable.

    4)Galliumisinthethirdgroup,andisthethirdperiodoftheperiodictable.

    PROCEDURE(PART1):
    1. Acquireatesttuberack
    2. acquire2cleantesttubes
    3. Labelyourtesttube:MginH20&CainH20
    4. Fillabeakerwithwater
    5. Grabadisposablepipet
    6. bringtesttubestocharlene:sampleMgandCa
    7. Usepipettocoversamplewithwater
    8. observereactionscarefullyandenterdataindatatable
    9. DumpMgsampleintohand,Rinse,andpoorbackintotesttube


    Metal

    Observations:reactivityinH20

    Magnesium

    NoreactionwhenputinH20,just
    sitsatthebottomofH20

    Calcium

    Turnedintoliquid,andmadeH20
    white.

    PROCEDURES(PART2)
    1. Acquireonemoretesttube
    2. labelyourtesttubes:MginHcl,ZninHcl,&SninHcl
    3. onepersongetsHclfromcharlene*BOTTLEMAYBEWARM*
    4. ReuseMgsample,andacquiresampleofzincandtinfromcharlene
    5. CoversamplewithdiluteHcladdingdropbydrop
    6. Observereactionandfillindatatable
    7. Bringsamplestofumehood
    8. poursamplesonebyoneintolabeledwastebottle

    Metal

    Observations:reactioninHcl

    Magnesium

    DissolvedMgslowly,heat,and
    bubbles.Smoke.

    Zinc
    (hard,rough,pointy,rocklike.)

    Smoke,heatsup,bubbles,white
    foamy.Stillinonepiece

    Tin
    (lookslikealuminumfoil,rough,
    squishy.)

    VerylatereactiontoHcl,breaks
    apart.

    POSTLABQUESTIONS
    1)Fourmetalsmostreactivetoleast
    1. Magnesium
    2. Zinc

    3. Calcium
    4. Tin

    2)Thereisarelationshipbetweenwherethemetalsourplacebecause
    thefurtherthemetalsarefromthemetalloidboundarythemorereactive
    theyarethentheoneswhoarecloser.

    3)Theestimateddensityofsiliconeisabout5G/CM3basedonwhere
    thoseelementsareplacedontheperiodictablesincePBisthehighest
    andit'satthebottomandpainislowerbutit'sabovePBweseesilicone
    onthetopofPBandtin

    4)twothingswenoticeabouttheperiodictableishowmetalswhoare
    closertothemiddleoftheboundaryseemtobelessreactivethanthe
    oneswerefarther.Wealsonoticehowwhenelementsofahigherdensity
    theyarefoundatthebottomofagrouporfamily.

    5)AreasonforthedifferencebetweenCaMgwhenplacedinwateris
    thattheyarebothmadeoutofdifferentthingssotheyreactdifferently

    6)Eachtimeyoumovedownthecolumnreactivitydecreasesandit's
    densityincreases

    7)it'stimeyoumovedownto.Reactivitydecreasesasitgetsclosertothe
    metalloidboundary

    8)

    metals

    orderofreactivity

    Fr,Na,Cs

    Na,Cs,Fr

    Rb,Ga,Fr

    Rb,Ga,Fr


    9)lithiumisthemostreactivemetalintheperiodictablebecausethe
    higheryouareinagroupandfurthestfromthemedleyboundarythan
    morereactiveyouare

    10)ourresultsmatchtheconclusionaccuratelyonthechart

    CONCLUSION
    Thepurposeofthisexperimentistonoticethereactivitytrendsthatare
    foundontheperiodictable.

    DISCUSSIONOFTHEORY
    Whiledoingtheexperimentwesawhowreactiveeachmetalwasand
    afterwewrotethepostlabquestionthenwefiguredoutthetrendsof
    eachmetalandit'sreactivity.

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