1. Compare and contrast the characteristics of metals and nonmetals. 2. Describe the electrochemical series and why it’s important in understanding metals.
3. Describe the theory of ionization in regard to acids and bases.
4. Identify the role of indicators.

1. Both metals and nonmetals are types of elements and can be involved in chemical reactions. Some of their differences are highlighted in the chart below.

  Metals:    

Appearance; Shiny.    

Conduct heat or electricity; Yes.  

Malleable or ductile; Yes, both and has great mechanical strength.    

Form stable compounds; Forms stable compounds with acids; also forms oxides; replaces hydrogen in acids or water; combine with nonmetals; often becomes positive.

  Nonmetals :  

Appearance; Not shiny .  

Conduct heat or electricity; Not well .  

Malleable or ductile; Brittle and not easily molded into shapes .  

Form stable compounds; Oxides usually give acid reactions in water; often becomes negative

2. The electrochemical series is an arrangement of metals in such order that any metal in the list is displaced from its compounds by any metal above it, but displaces any metal below it. The higher up the list a metal is, the greater its activity. Knowing a metal’s placement on this chart can help you understand the activity of the metal, especially in regard to its ability to displace hydrogen in acids. Any items on the list far above hydrogen will do a good job at displacing it, those near it won’t do such a good job, and those below it won’t displace it from acids at all.

3. When placed in water, acids dissociate and form free hydrogen ions, which determine the properties of acids. The number of hydrogen ions determines the strength of an acid. Strong acids dissociate to a large degree and produce a large number of hydrogen ions. Weak acids dissociate to only a slight degree.

When placed in water, bases dissociate and form free hydroxyl ions, which determine the properties of bases. Strong bases dissociate to a great degree and produce a large number of hydroxyl ions. Weak bases dissociate to only a slight degree.

When free hydrogen ions and free hydroxyl ions are removed from solutions of acids and bases, then the acidic and basic properties disappear. This is what happens when acids and bases are mixed together in proper proportion; the hydroxyl ion will unite with the hydrogen ion to form water. The resulting salt product is neutral.

4. Indicators are used to help determine the pH value of an unknown solution. These are often papers that turn a certain color at certain pH values.

chemical reactions, and almost all biochemical reactions do not occur spontaneously and must have an initial input of energy (called the activation energy) to get started. Activation energy must be considered when analyzing both endergonic and ergonomic reactions. Ergonomic reactions have a net release of energy, but they still require a small amount of energy input before they can proceed with their energy-releasing steps. This small amount of energy input necessary for all chemical reactions to occur is called the activation energy (or free energy of activation) and is abbreviated EA.

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the steps that take place during a chemical reaction. During chemical reactions, certain chemical bonds are broken and new ones are formed. For example, when a glucose molecule is broken down, bonds between the carbon atoms of the molecule are broken. Since these are energy-storing bonds, they release energy when broken. However, to get them into a state that allows the bonds to break, the molecule must be somewhat contorted. A small energy input is required to achieve this contorted state, which is called the transition state: it is a high-energy, unstable state. For this reason, reactant molecules don’t last long in their transition state, but very quickly proceed to the next steps of the chemical reaction.