This reaction and the one involving calcium and water both
take place on mixing at room temperature.
Notes on the video
Students should notice the following:
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White ‘smoke’
appears in the glass tubing, and gets thicker. (At this
point you could pause the video and ask what they think
is causing the smoke).
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Prodding the bags
makes more smoke (it is helping the two substances to
mix)
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The bags crumple. (You could
ask what this tells them: This is evidence that there
is less and less gas in each of the bags, so there cannot
be much/any ammonia or hydrogen chloride left or any
other gas, as this would have kept the bags more inflated).
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Inside the glass tube is some
white powder coating the sides. |
Students should agree that there has been a chemical reaction,
making at least one new substance.
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