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2 - Chemistry of the Elements Flashcards

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1
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What are periods?

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  • Rows across

- Properties change as you go along

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What are groups?

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  • Columns going across
  • Similar chemical properties because of the electrons on the outer shell
  • Gradually change as you go down and the atomic number increases
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What are metals in the periodic table?

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The majority (including aluminium)

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What are non-metals in the periodic table?

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The minority (including oxygen and boron)

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Group 0 properties

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  • Noble gases
  • All inert
  • Full outer shell of electrons
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Group 1 properties

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  • The alkali metals
  • Reactivity increases going down
  • All react similarly with water
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How do group 1 react with water?

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e.g. sodium + water –> sodium hydroxide + hydrogen

solid + liquid –> aqueous + gas

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Describe an experiment to show alkali metals reacting with water

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  • Put a small lump in a beaker with water
  • Universal indicator shows the colour change (green to blue to purple (alkaline))
  • Use a stopwatch to time how long it takes to fizz out
  • As you go down the group it will react more vigorously and quicker
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Describe an experiment to show alkali metals reacting with water

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  • Put a small lump in a beaker with water
  • Universal indicator shows the colour change (green to blue to purple (alkaline))
  • Use a stopwatch to time how long it takes to fizz out
  • As you go down the group it will react more vigorously and quicker
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Group 7 properties

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  • Halogens
  • Colour gets darker as you go down
  • Solidify as you go down
  • boiling point increases
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Group 7 properties

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  • Halogens
  • Colour gets darker as you go down
  • Solidify as you go down
  • boiling point increases
  • Reactivity decreases (shell with missing electron in further away from nucleus)
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What happens to hydrogen chloride gases in water?

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  • It dissociates
  • The ions split into H+ ions and Cl- ions
  • Hydrochloric acid is formed
  • This doesn’t happen in methylbenzene because it isn’t acidic
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13
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What are the state symbols in a halogen displacement reaction?

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All aqueous

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What is an oxidising agent?

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Something in a reaction that accepts electrons and gets reduced (the more reactive element is normally the oxidising agent)

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What is a reducing agent?

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Something that loses electrons and gets oxidised (the less reactive element is normally the reducing agent)

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What is a redox reaction?

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A reaction where reduction and oxidation occur at the same time

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What is a redox reaction?

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A reaction where reduction and oxidation occur at the same time

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What happens when chlorine water is added to potassium bromide solution

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  • Turns from colourless to orange

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What happens when chlorine water is added to potassium bromide solution

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  • Turns from colourless to orange
  • Displacement reaction
  • Potassium chloride and bromine is formed
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What happens when chlorine water is added to potassium iodide solution?

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  • Turns from colourless to brown
  • Displacement reaction
  • Potassium chloride and iodine is formed
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What happens when bromine water is added to potassium iodide solution?

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  • Turns from colourless to brown
  • Displacement reaction
  • Potassium bromide and iodide is formed
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What does an acid + metal make?

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Acid + metal –> salt + hydrogen

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What does a metal + water make?

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Metal + water –> metal hydroxide + hydrogen

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What is the reactivity series?

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Potassium, Sodium, Lithium, Calcium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Carbon, Zinc, Iron, Hydrogen, Copper, Silver, Gold

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What is rust?

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The corrosion of iron or steel when it meets oxygen (from the air) and water
- It is an oxidation reaction (the iron gains oxygen)

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What is the symbol equation for rust?

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iron + oxygen + water –> hydrated iron(III) oxide

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What are ways to prevent rusting?

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  • Barrier methods

- Sacrificial method

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28
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What is the barrier method?

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  • Coating the iron to prevent oxygen/water reacting with it
  • Plastic/coating with plastic is often used for big and small structures
  • Oiling/greasing is used when moving parts are involved
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29
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What is the barrier method?

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  • Coating the iron to prevent oxygen/water reacting with it
  • Plastic/coating with plastic is often used for big and small structures
  • Oiling/greasing is used when moving parts are involved
30
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What is the sacrificial method?

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  • Using a more reactive metal to corrode instead of iron
  • Zinc is often used
  • Spraying zinc or putting big blocks bolted to it
31
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What is galvanising?

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Spraying zinc in sacrificial method

32
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How much nitrogen is in the air?

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78%

33
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How much oxygen is in the atmosphere?

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21%

34
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How much argon is in the atmosphere?

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1%

35
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How much carbon dioxide is in the atmosphere?

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0.04%

36
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What are the main gases in the atmosphere?

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Nitrogen, oxygen, argon and carbon dioxide

37
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Describe an experiment using copper to show there is oxygen in the air

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  • ## Put excess copper in a tube and pass air over it using two syringes
38
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Describe an experiment using copper to show there is oxygen in the air

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  • Put excess copper in a tube and pass air over it using two syringes
  • Make marks on the syringes so you can see how much O2 is used up
  • Heat the copper in the middle and oxygen will be lost
  • If you start with 100cm3 of air you will end up with about 80cm3 showing 20% of air must be oxygen
39
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Describe an experiment to show oxygen in air using iron or phosphorus

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  • Iron reacts with air to form rust
  • Soak some iron wool with acetic acid (the catalyst) the put the wool in a test tube with your thumb over the end in a beaker of water
  • Over time the water level will rise
  • This is to take up the space left by oxygen reacting
  • To work out the amount lost mark the start and end position of the water
  • About 20% oxygen should be used
40
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Describe an experiment to make oxygen in a lab

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  • Through the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
  • Decomposes to make oxygen and water
  • Manganese (VI) oxide can be used as a catalyst
  • It can be collected over water or in a gas syringe
41
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What colour is the magnesium flame in air?

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  • Bright white flame
  • White precipitate
  • Will be alkaline when dissolved in water
42
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What colour is the carbon flame in air?

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  • Orangey/yellow flame
  • Produces a carbon dioxide gas
  • Slightly acidic in water
43
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What colour is the sulphur flame in air?

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  • Pale blue flame
  • Produces sulphur dioxide
  • Acidic in water
44
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Describe an experiment to make carbon dioxide

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  • Calcium carbonate (marble chips) put in the bottom of a flask with dilute hydrochloric acid
  • The dilute HCl reacts with the calcium carbonate to produce calcium chloride, water and CO2 gas
  • Can be collected in a gas syringe or a downward delivery
45
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When do you use a downward delivery?

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When the gas is heavier than air (e.g. CO2, Cl2)

46
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When do you use an upward delivery?

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When the gas is lighter than air (e.g. H2)

47
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When do you use an upward delivery?

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When the gas is lighter than air (e.g. H2)

48
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Describe an experiment to make carbon dioxide using thermal decomposition

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  • Heating green copper carbonate

- Black copper oxide and carbon dioxide gas will be collected

49
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When is carbon dioxide used?

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  • In fizzy drinks
  • Reacted with water to make carbonic acid
  • Used in fire extinguishers as it is more dense than air so sinks into the flame and stops oxygen getting to it
  • Used mainly for putting out electrical fires
50
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Why is carbon dioxide a greenhouse gas?

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  • It absorbs most of the heat that is radiated out into space and radiates it back to earth which warms it up
  • Released in deforestation and burning fossil fuels
51
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What colour is a lithium flame?

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Crimson red

52
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What colour is a sodium flame?

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Yellow/orange

53
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What colour is a potassium flame?

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Lilac

54
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What colour is a calcium flame?

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Brick red

55
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How do you do a flame test?

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  • Clean a platinum wire loop by dipping it in dilute HCl

- Hold it to the flame

56
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What colour is a copper (II) precipitate?

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  • Blue

- Cu2+(aq) + 2OH(aq)- –> Cu(OH)2(s)

57
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What colour is an iron (II) precipitate?

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  • Sludgy green

- Fe2+(aq) + 2OH-(aq) –> Fe(OH)2(s)

58
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What colour is an iron (III) precipitate?

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  • Red/brown

- Fe3+(aq) + 3OH-(aq) –> Fe(OH)3(s)

59
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What is a test for ammonia?

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  • Damp red litmus paper will turn blue

- To test for ammonium ions add sodium hydroxide and ammonia gas will be given off

60
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What is a test for ammonia?

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  • Damp red litmus paper will turn blue
  • To test for ammonium ions add sodium hydroxide and ammonia gas will be given off
  • Strong smell
61
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How can you test for carbonates?

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  • Add dilute HCl

- Carbon dioxide will be released

62
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How can you test for sulphates?

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  • Sulphate ions produce a white precipitate
  • Add dilute HCl
  • Add barium chloride solution
  • A white precipitate will form
  • (The HCl removes any carbonate or sulphite ions)
63
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How can you test for halides?

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  • Add nitric acid

- Add silver nitrate solution

64
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What colour is a silver chloride precipitate?

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White

65
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What colour is a silver bromide precipitate

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Cream

66
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What colour is a silver iodide precipitate?

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Yellow

67
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How can you test for chlorine gas?

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Bleaches damp litmus paper

68
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How can you test for oxygen?

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Relights a glowing splint

69
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How can you test for carbon dioxide?

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Turns limewater cloudy

70
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How can you test for hydrogen?

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Makes a ‘squeaky pop’ with a lightened splint

71
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How can you test for water chemically?

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  • Wet copper(II) sulphate is blue
  • If you heat the water off it’ll turn white
  • Add water it will turn blue again
72
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How can you test for water physically?

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  • Boils at 100*C

- Freezes at 0*C

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