Relative Reactivity of Reducing Agents
Description: Two different reducing agents are added to the same quantity of water in the presence of an open flame. The chemical behavior of the two reagents are compared via the relative amounts of hydrogen gas evolved in each case.
Source: Maynard, J.H., Streiter, E., Bowman, M.
Year: 2016 Vol: N/A Page: N/A
Keywords: Reducing agent, Reactivity, Boro hydride, Hydrogen Redox
Rating: 
Hazard: Some
- Flammability hazard
- Short term aquatic toxicity
- Substances which in contact with water, emit flammable gases
- Skin corrosion hazard
- Acute toxicity hazard
- Reproductive toxicity hazard
- Serious eye damage
- Flammable gases
Effectiveness: Good
- Good connection from demo to course material
- Time to results is low
- Contrast between behavior of systems is clear
- Results are observable without guidance
- High Reliability
Difficulty: Low
- Some sequential manipulations
- Use of reactive substances
- Procedures with some intermediate steps to results
- Use of flammable reagents
Safety Precautions:
- Class D fire extinguisher on hand
- Prevent release of reagents to the environment
- Eye protection and gloves required
- Thermal gloves recommended
- Perform in a well-ventilated area
Class: Reduction/Oxidation reactions
Division: General, Organic
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