Step 1 Place 7 - 8 pieces of magnesium strips of length 2 cm into the blue solution in the beaker.

- Give a detailed account of your observations.

• What do you observe happens to the colour of the
  solution? Give a possible explanation.
• What gas is given off? Describe how you can identify this gas.

- Observe the video on the right.
- Explain why this is a displacement reaction.
- Describe what you can see happening when the magnesium pieces are added to the blue copper solution.

Step 7 Filter the contents of the beaker through the filter paper. Thoroughly rinse with distilled water.

- Why is it important to wash the copper metal in the fliter paper?

Allow the filter paper and copper to dry overnight.