Chemistry · Chapter 18

Drop the metal in the water

Choose a group 1 or group 2 metal, set how much you use, and drop it in. The beaker runs the reaction while the panel keeps the mole count, the hydrogen volume and the pH up to date.

The beaker bubbles are hydrogen gas

What the numbers say

Pick your metal

Group 1 · alkali metals
Group 2 · alkaline earth metals
Sodiumpick a metal, then press drop
7.00pHneutral
Balanced equation—
Moles of metal0
Moles of H20
H2 volume at 0 °C, 1 atm0 L
Hydroxide made0 g
Hydroxide ion0 M
what you would see
Nothing yet
Group 1 metals all give hydrogen gas and a hydroxide. Group 2 metals do the same, but slower, and some of their hydroxides barely dissolve. Try sodium, then try calcium, and compare the pH.