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14.8: Oxidation/Reduction Reactions Prep

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    Materials
    • 10 LabQuests
    • 10 voltage sensors for Labquests
    • 100 pieces of filter paper
    • Scissors
    • Droppers
    • Sand paper
    • Golf pencils

     

    Chemicals

    Please put into five sets of small bottles

    • 10 each -Cu, Zn, Pb, Mg and Ag strips – narrow cut, 5-7 cm long, placed in jars labeled part one. Please place them in hood on the right.
    • 10 each of small pieces (1cm x 1cm) of Cu, Zn, P , Mg and Ag placed in jars labeled part two. Please place in the hood on the left
    • 1L of each of the following
      • 0.2 M copper(II) nitrate
      • 0.2 M zinc(II) nitrate 
      • 0.2M lead(II) nitrate 
      • 0.2M magnesium nitrate 
      • 0.2 M silver nitrate 
    • 2 L of 1M sodium nitrate 

     

    Waste bottles are needed.

    Solid waste bottle is needed.

     

    SDS Info
    • Copper metal – None
    • Zinc metal – None
    • Lead shot– Health hazard – carcinogen; Health Hazard – reproductive toxicity; Health Hazard – target organ toxicity; Exclamation point – harmful if swallowed; Environmental – aquatic toxicity
    • Magnesium chips – Flame – flammable; Flame – Emits flammable gas
    • Silver wire – Environmental – aquatic toxicity
    • Copper Nitrate – Exclamation point – skin or eye irritant; Exclamation point – harmful if swallowed; Corrosion –eye damage; Flame over circle – oxidizer; Environmental – aquatic toxicity
    • Zinc Nitrate –Exclamation point – skin or eye irritant; Exclamation point – harmful if swallowed; Exclamation point – respiratory tract irritant; Flame over circle – oxidizer; Environmental – aquatic toxicity
    • Lead Nitrate – Health hazard – carcinogen; Health Hazard – reproductive toxicity; Health Hazard – target organ toxicity; Exclamation point – harmful if swallowed; Corrosion –eye damage; Flame over circle – oxidizer; Environmental – aquatic toxicity
    • Magnesium Nitrate – Health hazard – may be carcinogen
    • Silver Nitrate – Flame over circle – oxidizer; Corrosion – may be corrosive to metals; Corrosion – Skin corrosion/burns; Corrosion – eye damage; Environmental – aquatic toxicity
    • Sodium Nitrate – Exclamation point – skin or eye irritant; Flame over circle – oxidizer

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