Magnesium with cold and hot water
Show that magnesium (group 2) is much less reactive than the alkali metals: it hardly reacts with cold water but does react with hot water.
About this experiment
| Subject | Chemistry |
|---|---|
| Class | 11 |
| Unit | 3. Classification of Elements and Periodicity |
| Level | NCERT level |
| Access | Included in a PractiSci plan |
What you do in the lab
Change the controls and watch the chemistry behave in real time in 3D. Live readouts and graphs show the numbers behind it, and the Learn tab has the theory, procedure, observations and viva questions. Works on a phone or a laptop, in English and Hindi.
Topics: chemistry · Classification of Elements and Periodicity