Elements reacting with oxygen

In this activity, students investigate the reaction between copper and oxygen and watch a demonstration of the rapid reaction between hydrogen and oxygen.

By the end of this activity, students should be able to:

• describe the chemical reaction between copper and oxygen

• explain how reaction conditions can affect the rate of a chemical reaction

• write balanced chemical equations for the copper-oxygen and hydrogen-oxygen reactions

• explain how copper sheeting used in building construction weathers.

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• introduction/background notes

• what you need

• what to do.