Unit 9E: Reactions of metals and metal compounds Section 7: b. What is a salt?
Objectives
Children should learn:
that there are many different salts
that many salts are useful compounds
Activities
Outcomes
Children:
List the names of salts already encountered in this unit and ask pupils to work out what the names show,
eg a part comes from a metal and a part comes from an acid. Ask pupils to use secondary sources to find out the uses of some salts,
eg sodium stearate, potassium nitrate, copper sulphate, calcium phosphate, iron sulphate, magnesium sulphate, silver nitrate.
name a variety of salts
give the uses of a variety of salts
Points to note
Extension: pupils could be asked to find out the names of salts in household products or medicines.
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