Detecting chemical reaction

In a chemical reaction , new products are formed

How can we tell this has happened ?

We have a few clues

These clues mean that the reaction has taken place

What are these clues ?
1). A color change

If you heat black copper oxide with sulfuric acid the product will be copper sulfate , which is blue

So there is a change in the color through this reaction

This change prove that the reaction has taken place .

The equation is :
Copper oxide + sulfuric acid  copper sulfate + water
2). A gas is given off

When magnesium is placed in hydrochloric acid,

bubbles of hydrogen gas are given off

The equation is :
Magnesium + hydrochloric acid  Magnesium chloride + hydrogen
3).Heat is produced

When potassium is placed in water

hydrogen gas is given off .
The reaction produces so much heat .

The equation is :
Potassium + water  potassium hydroxide + hydrogen
4). A change in PH
What is a PH :
It is a measure of hydrogen ion concentration in the solution or it is measure
of acidity or alkalinity of the solution

If you put potassium in water that contains universal indicator , you will
find that the indicator change color from green to purple

This mean that the solution has become alkaline ( PH has changed )
*If you add an acidic solution to alkaline solution also you see that
PH will change

(neutralization reaction )

Example :

Sodium hydroxide + hydrochloric acid  sodium chloride + water

5).A precipitate is formed

If you mix a solution of silver nitrate with calcium chloride a chemical

reaction takes place and an insoluble solid is
formed which is called precipitate

The equation is
Silver nitrate + Calcium chloride  silver chloride + calcium nitrate
Q1: Make to things you might look for to see if a chemical reaction has taken place

Q2: What is the name of compound formed when oxygen reacts with magnesium ?

Q3: Suggest what happen when carbon reacts with oxygen . write symbol equation .