Translate the following statements into chemical equations and then balance them.
$(a)$ Hydrogen gas combines with nitrogen to form ammonia.
$(b)$ Hydrogen sulphide gas burns in air to give water and sulpur dioxide.
$(c)$ Barium chloride reacts with aluminium sulphate to give aluminium chloride and a precipitate of barium sulphate.
$(d)$ Potassium metal reacts with water to give potassium hydroxide and hydrogen gas.
$(a)$ $3 H _{2(g)}+ N _{2(g)} \longrightarrow 2 NH _{3(g)}$
$(b)$ $2 H _{2} S _{( g )}+3 O _{2( g )} \longrightarrow 2 H _{2} O _{(l)}+2 SO _{2( g )}$
$(c)$ $3BaC{{l}_{2(aq)}}+A{{l}_{2}}{{\left( S{{O}_{4}} \right)}_{3(aq)}}$ $\to 2AlC{{l}_{3\left( aq \right)}}+3BaS{{O}_{4(s)}}$
$(d)$ $2 K _{(s)}+2 H _{2} O _{(l)} \longrightarrow 2 KOH _{(aq)}+ H _{2(g)}$
Identify the substances that are oxidised and the substances that are reduced in the following reactions.
$(i)$ $4 Na ( s )+ O _{2}( g ) \rightarrow 2 Na _{2} O ( s )$
$(ii)$ $CuO ( s )+ H _{2}( g ) \rightarrow Cu ( s )+ H _{2} O ( l )$
Why are decomposition reactions called the opposite of combination reactions? Write equations for these reactions.
$Fe _{2} O _{3}+2 Al \rightarrow Al _{2} O _{3}+2 Fe$
The above reaction is an example of a
In the refining of silver, the recovery of silver from silver nitrate solution involved displacement by copper metal. Write down the reaction involved.
A solution of a substance $‘X’$ is used for whitewashing.
$(i)$ Name the substance $‘X’$ and write its formula.
$(ii)$ Write the reaction of the substance $‘X’$ named in $(i)$ above with water.