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22.Periodicity Flashcards

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Na, Mg and Al…

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  • are metallic
  • shiny when exposed to air
  • conduct electricity
  • react with dilute acids to give hydrogen and salts
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Si…

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  • is a metalloid

- conducts electricity to some extent

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P, S and Cl

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  • are non metals
  • do not conduct electricity
  • low melting and boiling points
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What are the only metal elements in period 3 that react with cold water

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  • sodium

- magnesium

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5
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What is the only non metal that reacts with water

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Chlorine

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Describe the reaction between water and sodium

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  • vigorous
  • sodium floats on the surface of the water
  • fizzes rapidly
  • melting because of the heat released in the reaction
  • strong alkaline solution of sodium hydroxide is formed
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What is the equation of the reaction between sodium and water

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2Na (s) + 2H2O (l) —> 2 NaOH (aq) + H2 (g)

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Describe the reaction of magnesium and water

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  • very slow at room temperature
  • only few bubbles of H2 formed after a few days
  • resulting solution less alkaline as magnesium hydroxide is only sparingly soluble
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9
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Write the equation of the reaction between magnesium and water

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Mg (s) + 2H2O (l) —-> Mg(OH)2 (aq) + H2 (g)

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10
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Write the equation of the reaction between magnesium and steam

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Mg (s) + H2O (g) —> MgO (s) + H2 (g)

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11
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How fast is the reaction between Mg and steam relative to Mg and water

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Much faster

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12
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What type of reactions is the reaction between Na/Mg and water

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Redox reaction

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How can the oxides of elements in group 3 be prepared

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By a direct reaction of the element with oxygen

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Write the equation of the reaction for when sodium burns completely in air

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2Na (s) + 1/2 O2 (g) —-> Na2O (s)

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15
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What colour is sodium oxide

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White

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16
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Write the equation of the reaction for when magnesium burns completely in air

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2Mg (s) + O2 (g) —-> 2MgO (s)

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17
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What colour is magnesium oxide

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White

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18
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What colour are the flames of Na and Mg when burned

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Na= yellow
Mg= white
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Write the equation of the reaction for when aluminium burns completely in air

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4Al (s) + 3O2 (g) —> 2AlO3 (s)

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20
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What colour is aluminium oxide

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White

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21
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Why is aluminium a reactive metal but appears to be unreactive

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  • it is always coated with a strongly bonded surface layer of oxide
  • preventing it from further reaction
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22
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Write the equation of the reaction for when silicon burns completely in air

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Si (s) + O2 (g) —> SiO2 (s)

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23
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Write the equation of the reaction for when phosphorus burns completely in air

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4P (s) + 5O2 (g) —> P4O10 (s)

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24
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What is the difference between red and white phosphorus when reacting with oxygen

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  • red must be heated before it will react

- white spontaneously ignites in air and white smoke of phosphorus pentoxide is given up

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In a limited supply of oxygen what is formed in the reaction of P and O2

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P2O3

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26
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What colour is sulfur when it burns

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Blue flame

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27
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Write the equation of the reaction for when sulfur burns completely in air

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S (s) + O2 (g) —> SO2 (g)

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Why do Na Mg and Al oxides have high boiling points

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They are giant ionic lattices where the bonding extends throughout the compound. Strong electrostatic forces

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29
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What metal oxide shows covalent character

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  • Aluminium oxide

- Al high charge density can approach closely to O2- and distort electron cloud

30
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Why does silicon oxide have a high melting point

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  • Giant covalent structure

- bonding extends throughout throughout the structure

31
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What do phosphorus and sulfur oxides exist as

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Separate covalently bonded molecules

32
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Why do phosphorus and sulfur oxides have a low boiling point

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-intermolecular forces are weak van der Waals and dipole dipole forces

33
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What is the trend in melting points with SO3 P4O10 and SO2

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P4O10 > SO3 > SO2

34
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What are sodium and magnesium oxides

35
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Describe the reaction between sodium oxide and water

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  • gives sodium hydroxides

- a strongly alkaline solution

36
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Write the equation of the reaction for when sodium oxide reacts with water

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Na2O (s) + H2O (l) —-> 2Na+ (aq) + 2OH- (aq)

37
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Describe the reaction between magnesium oxide and water

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  • gives magnesium hydroxide
  • which is sparingly soluble
  • produces a somewhat alkaline solution
38
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Write the equation of the reaction for when magnesium oxide reacts with water

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MgO (s) + H2O (l) —> Mg2+ (aq) + 2OH- (aq)

39
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What two oxides are insoluble in water

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Aluminium oxide

Silicon dioxide

40
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Describe the trend in melting points in period 3 oxides

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MgO > Al2O3 > SiO2 > Na2O > P4O10 > SO3 > SO2

41
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Why does MgO have a higher boiling point then Al2O3

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Due to packing

42
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Non-metals oxides typically form what with water

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An acidic solution

43
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Write the equation of the reaction for when phosphorus oxide reacts with water

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P4O10 (s) + 6H2O (l) —-> 4H3PO4 (aq)

44
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Describe the reaction between phosphorus oxide and water

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  • reacts violently with water

- to produce acidic solution of phosphoric (V) acid

45
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Write an equation for the first stage of ionisation of phosphoric (V) acid in water

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H3PO4 (aq) H+ (aq) + H2PO4- (aq)

46
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Describe the reaction between sulfur dioxide and water

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  • sulfur dioxide is fairly soluble in water

- reacts with water to give acidic solultion of sulfuric (IV) acidic

47
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Write the equation of the reaction for when sulfur dioxide reacts with water

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SO2 (g) + H2O (l) —> H2SO3 (aq)

48
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Write an equation for the ionisation of sulfuric (IV) acid in water

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H2SO3 (aq) H+ (aq) + HSO3- (aq)

49
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Describe the reaction between sulfur trioxide and water

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  • reacts violently

- to produce sulfuric (VI) acid

50
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Write the equation of the reaction for when sulfur trioxide reacts with water

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SO3 (g) + H2O (l) —> H2SO4 (aq)

51
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Write an equation for the ionisation of sulfuric (VI) acid in water

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H2SO4 (aq) —> H+ (aq) + HSO4 - (aq)

52
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Using bonding and structure explain why sodium oxide reacts with water

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  • sodium oxide contains oxide ion O2- which is a very strong base
  • so readily reacts with water to produce hydroxide ions
53
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Using bonding and structure explain why magnesium oxide reacts with water

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  • magnesium oxide contains oxide ion which is a very strong base
  • however its reaction with water produces a less alkaline solution than sodium oxide
  • because it is less soluble than sodium oxide
54
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Using bonding and structure explain why aluminium oxide doesn’t reacts with water

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  • aluminium oxide is ionic
  • but because of the addition covalent character
  • and strong metallic bonds (al has high charge density)
  • bonding is too strong for the ions to be separated
55
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Using bonding and structure explain why silicon dioxide doesn’t reacts with water

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  • silicon dioxide is giant macromolecular

- water does not affect this type of structure

56
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Using bonding and structure explain why phosphorus and sulfur oxides reacts with water

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  • are covalent molecules

- are react with water to form acidic solutions

57
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What is the general trend of solutions of oxides of period 3 elements

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Go from alkaline to acidic across the period

58
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Sodium and magnesium oxide react with acids to give

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  • salt

- water

59
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Give the equation of the reaction between sodium oxide and sulfuric acid

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Na2O (s) + H2SO4 (aq) —> Na2SO4 (aq) + H2O (l)

60
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Give the equation of the reaction between magnesium oxide and hydrochloric acid

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MgO (s) + 2HCl (aq) —> MgCl2 (aq) + H2O (l)

61
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What property does aluminium oxide have

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  • it is amphoteric

- reacts with both acids and alkalis

62
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Give the equation of the reaction between aluminium oxide and hydrochloric acid

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Al2O3 (s) + 6HCl (s) —-> 2AlCl3 (aq) + 3H2O (l)

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Give the equation of the reaction between aluminium oxide and sodium hydroxide

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Al2O3 (s) + 2NaOH (aq) + 3H2O —> 2NaAl(OH)4 (aq)

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What are the conditions of the reaction between aluminium oxide and sodium hydroxide

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  • hot ,
  • concentrated,
  • sodium hydroxide
65
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What can silicon dioxide act as

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A weak acid with strong bases

66
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Give the equation of the reaction between silicon dioxide and sodium hydroxide

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SiO (s) + 2NaOH (aq) —> Na2SiO3 (aq) + H2O (l)

67
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What are the conditions of the reaction between silicon dioxide and sodium hydroxide

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  • hot
  • concentrated
  • sodium hydroxide
68
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Give the overall equation of the reaction between H3PO4 and sodium hydroxide

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3NaOH (aq) + H3PO4 (aq) —-> Na3PO4 (aq) + 3H2O (l)

69
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Why is the reaction of phosphorus pentoxide and NaOH basically the reaction of H3PO4 and sodium hydroxide

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H3PO4 is formed when P4O10 reacts with water

70
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Give the 3 equation of the reaction between H3PO4 and sodium hydroxide

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H3PO4 (aq) + NaOH (aq) —> NaH2PO4 (aq) + H2O (l)
NaH2PO4 (aq) + NaOH (aq) —> Na2HPO4 (aq) + H2O (l)
Na2HPO4 (aq) + NaOH (aq) —> Na3PO4 (aq) + H2O (l)

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Give the equations of the reaction between sodium hydroxide and sulfur dioxide

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SO2 (aq) + NaOH (aq) —> NaHSO3 (aq)

NaHSO3 (aq) + NaOH (aq) —-> Na2SO3 (aq) + H2O (l)

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