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Chemical Reactions Performance Task

Description: A student conducted two different demonstrations in their science class that started with copper chloride (CuCl₂). They have provided you with the following data tables to help you determine if a physical change or chemical reaction occurred during the demonstrations.

Demonstration 1:

Reactants

substances at beginning of reaction

Products

substances at the end of the reaction

Substance

(Chemical Formula)

Copper Chloride

(CuCl₂)

Water

(H₂O)

Copper Chloride

(CuCl₂)

Water

(H₂O)

Properties

Density: 2.51 g/cm³

Melting Point: 100ºC

Boiling Point: 993ºC

Density: 1 g/cm³

Melting Point: 0ºC

Boiling Point: 100ºC

Density: 2.51 g/cm³

Melting Point: 100ºC

Boiling Point: 993ºC

Density: 1 g/cm³

Melting Point: 0ºC

Boiling Point: 100ºC

Based on the patterns (similarities and differences) in the properties of the reactants and products in the table above, is this a physical or chemical reaction? Cite specific evidence from multiple properties in the data table to support your answer. (5pts)

Claim

Evidence

Reasoning

Demonstration 2:

Reactants

substances at beginning of reaction

Products

substances at the end of the reaction

Substance

(Chemical Formula)

Copper Chloride

(CuCl₂)

Iron

(Fe)

Iron Chloride

(FeCl₂)

Copper

(Cu)

Properties

Density: 2.51 g/cm³

Melting Point: 100ºC

Boiling Point: 993ºC

Density: 7.86 g/cm³

Melting Point: 1538ºC

Boiling Point: 2682ºC

Density: 3.16 g/cm³

Melting Point: 677ºC

Boiling Point: 1023ºC

Density: 8.96 g/cm³

Melting Point: 1085ºC

Boiling Point: 2562ºC

Based on the patterns (similarities and differences) in the properties of the reactants and products in the table above, is this a physical or chemical reaction? Cite specific evidence from multiple properties in the table to support your answer. (5pts)

Claim

Evidence

Reasoning

Using the data from Demonstrations 1 and 2, fill out the table below to describe the difference between a physical and chemical reaction in terms of the rearrangement and/or conservation of atoms and molecules. Choose conserved or not conserved for atoms. Choose rearranged or not rearranged for molecules. (4pts)

Physical Changes

Chemical Reactions

Atoms:

(conserved/not conserved)

Molecules

(Rearranged/Not rearranged)

We have covered a lot throughout this Chemistry unit! Is there anything else you’d like to share with your teacher that was not asked on this final assignment? Write down anything else you feel you learned in the box below. (2 pts)



Optional: What questions do you still have about the Chemical Reactions Unit?