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TGW2: Hydrochloric acid and magnesium; sulfuric acid and copper oxide
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Notes on the second video of hydrochloric acid and magnesium
Students should be able to suggest that the reaction gets slower as there is less hydrochloric acid left to react with the magnesium: the fewer particles of hydrochloric acid there are in the same volume of water, the slower the reaction will be.
Students may also notice that the bubbles of hydrogen are smaller, too.

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Notes on the first video of sulfuric acid and copper oxide

Students should notice that there is no obvious reaction at room temperature: the copper oxide just settles to the bottom.
When the solution is warmed, the copper oxide disappears and the solution turns a pale blue, getting slightly darker as more copper oxide is added and is used up.

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