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CHEMISTRY FORM 1
i Common Chemistry Laboratory Chemicals
ii Common Chemistry Laboratory Apparatus
iii Safety in the Chemistry Laboratory
iv Why we should learn Chemistry
1. INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY
- 1.1 What is matter?
- 1.2 What is Chemistry?
- 1.3 What does matter consist of?
- 1.4 Are the particles in matter stationary?
- 1.5 Arrangement, distance, and attraction between particles
- 1.6 Properties of matter (volume, shape and compression)
- 1.7 Conductors and non-conductors
- 1.8 Sources of heat
- 1.9 Bunsen burner
- 1.10 Role of Chemistry in society
2. SIMPLE CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSTANCES AND SEPERATION OF MIXTURES
- 2.1 Pure substances
- 2.2 Mixtures
- 2.3 Separation of Mixtures
- 2.4 Separation of solid-solid mixture
- 2.5 Separation of insoluble solid-liquid mixture
- 2.6 Separation of soluble solid-liquid mixture (solution)
- 2.7 Separation of immiscible liquid-liquid mixture
- 2.8 Separation of miscible liquid-liquid mixtures (solution)
- 2.9 Separation of a liquid-gas mixture
- 2.10 Selecting and using appropriate methods of separating mixtures
- 2.11 Kinetic theory of matter
- 2.12 Classification by physical states
- 2.13 Effect of heat on physical states
- 2.14 Effect of impurities on melting and boiling points
- 2.15 Permanent and non-permanent changes
- 2.16 Definitions, chemical symbols and equations
3. ACIDS, BASES AND INDICATORS
- 3.1 Simple acid-base indicators
- 3.2 Universal indicators and pH scale
- 3.3 Reactions of acids with metals
- 3.4 Reactions of acids with carbonates and hydrogen-carbonates
- 3.5 Reactions of acids with bases
- 3.6 Effects of acids on substances
- 3.7 Applications of acids and bases
4. AIR AND COMBUSTION
- 4.1 Composition of Air
- 4.2 Fractional distillation of liquid air
- 4.3 Rusting
- 4.4 Oxygen
- 4.5 Burning of substances in air
- 4.6 Atmospheric pollution
5. WATER AND HYDROGEN
- 5.1 Candle wax and water
- 5.2 Reactions of metals with liquid water
- 5.3 Reaction of metals with steam
- 5.4 Preparation of hydrogen gas
Content developer
Water and Hydrogen: Reaction of metals with steam
5.0 Water and Hydrogen
5.3 Reaction of metals with steam
How does steam react with metals?
Materials and substances required
- Magnesium ribbon
- Sand and water
- Boiling tube, retort stand and Bunsen burners
Set-up
Open the video below, reaction of magnesium with steam
(Courtesy Youtube - Reaction of magnesium with steam by liyauman), make observations then answer Questions 5.3.Caution: Hydrogen burns explosively when it mixes with air and catches fire. It is therefore collected in small quantities only (in test tube or boiling tube), especially in experiments involving heating.
Questions 5.3 
- State one similarity in products between reaction of metal with water and reaction of metal with steam.
- Identify one difference in products between reaction of metal with steam and reaction of metal with water
- Write word equations for the reaction between
- magnesium and steam
- sodium and steam
- potassium and steam
- calcium and steam
- Write a general equation for the reaction between metal and steam.--
Answers to Questions 5.3 