Name________________________________________

PreLab Resources B-8 Metal Reactivities

Hand in when entering the lab. No admittance without a completed PreLab.

  1. What is the purpose of this experiment? _____________________________ ______________________________________________________________
  2. What is the common anion of all of the reagents? ______________________
  3. What metals will we test? _________________________________________
  4. Why use sandpaper on the metal samples? __________________________ ______________________________________________________________
  5. Why not test silver? _____________________________________________
  6. How will you know a reaction has taken place? ________________________ ______________________________________________________________
  7. Which substance in this lab is hazardous? ____________________________
  8. What hazard is associated with this material? _________________________ ______________________________________________________________
  9. Why are some reaction combinations not needed? _____________________ ______________________________________________________________
  10. Many properties of elements are determined by what? __________________ ______________________________________________________________


Questioins? Comments??
Ted Richardson, Toledo Technology Academy