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Unit 8: Chemical Composition & Reactions

Reading
BJU Chemistry: Ch. 8 "Chemical Composition and Reactions"
AP Classroom: Unit 4 "Chemical Reactions" 
AP Princeton Review: Unit 4
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Topics
  • Types of chemical reactions
  • Oxidation numbers
  • Naming compounds
  • Writing and balancing chemical equations

Labs​
  • Copper Compounds lab. Make strikingly-colored compounds which illustrate virtually every topic in this chapter. 
  • Oil Spill lab: Create our own oil spill and test various chemical methods of cleanup 
  • Optional lab: Separation of a Ternary Mixture
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Virtual labs which pertain to the topics covered
  • "Balancing Chemical Equations" PhET weblab
  • "Reactants, Products, and Leftovers" PhET weblab (both these weblabs are excellent)
7._reactions_oxidation_numbers_lecture_notes.docx
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7._chemical_reactions_homework_2023.docx
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chemical_reactions_homework_-_student_example.pdf
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Copper Compounds lab
This is a classic experiment done in chemistry labs since the beginning of time. Remember to bring the lab handout! 

Copper makes two kinds of salts: 
  • Cuprous salts (such as cuprous chloride, CuCl) are colorless.
  • Cupric salts (such as cupric sulfate, CuSO4) have a range of bright blue colors.
  • We can easily make several copper compounds which demonstrate synthesis, replacement, and decomposition reactions. The end results are usually brilliant blue, or greenish-blue, compounds that are pretty cool to look at.  
copper_compounds_lab_handout_with_equations_2pp.pdf
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copper_compounds_lab_report_student_exemplar.docx
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copper_compounds_lab_report_STUDENT EXEMPLAR.docx
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Oil Spill lab
Create an 'oil spill' and test various chemical methods of cleanup, including dispersants, detergents, acids, bases, solvents, direct burning, and absorbent 'blankets'
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Advanced lab: Separation of a Ternary Mixture
separating_a_ternary_mixture_instructions.docx
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separating_a_ternary_mixture_student_worksheet.docx
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