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3.3 Chemistry of the p-Block Flashcards

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1
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What does amphoteric mean?

A

A compound with both basic and acidic properties

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2
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What shape is the P orbital?

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Dumbell

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3
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Why can PCl5 exist but not NCl5?

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As nitrogen has no available D-orbitals and therefore cannot expand the octet

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4
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How does PCl5 exist?

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Phosphorous has D orbitals, electrons can unpair and jump allowing 5 covalent bonds to form with 10 electrons in its outer shell

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5
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What is a general rule for the expanding the octet?

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If there is space in the d orbital, the number of outer electrons is the number of covalent bonds formed

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6
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Why is BF3 called electron deficient?

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As it the Boron only has 6 electron in the outer shell

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7
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What energy type is bond making?

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Exothermic

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8
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What energy type is bond breaking?

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Endothermic

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9
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2AlCl3 —->

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Al2Cl6

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10
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Why does 2AlCl3 go to Al2Cl6?

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As the lone pairs on the chlorine forms coordinate bonds with the Aluminium

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11
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Name 2 amphoteric ions?

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Al 3+
Pb 2+

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12
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How do Aluminium and lead react as bases?

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By forming salt and water

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13
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How do you identify an amphoteric compound?

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Adding NaOH it will from a white precipitate that re dissolves in excess NaOH

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14
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What are the properties of diamond? (5)

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Hard, high melting point, forms 4 covalent bonds, conducts heat, does not conduct electricity

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What are the properties of Graphite? (5)

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Soft, 3 covalent bonds, conducts heat, high melting point, conducts electricity

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What does Isoelectronic mean?

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A compound with the same number of electrons in its outer shell as another

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17
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What does allotrope mean?

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A different form of the same element

18
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Name an isoelectronic compound to diamond and graphite?

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Cubic B-N and Hexagonal B-N

19
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What does Immiscible mean?

A

Does not mix

20
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How does Carbon chloride react with water? + observation

A

Does not react (due to no d orbitals in carbon) but forms layers with CCl4 on top

21
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How does silicon chloride react with water? + observation

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forms SiO2 or SI(OH)4 and HCl
a white precipitate and misty fumes are observed

22
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How does lead chloride react with cold water? + observation

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No reaction
white solid (lead) in water

23
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How does lead chloride react with hot water? + observation

A

Sparingly soluble
colourless solution with white ppt

24
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What colour is PbI2?

A

Canary yellow ppt

25
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What is the inert pair effect?

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The trend of stability of oxidation states and the unsharring of the outer s-orbital electrons (an inert pair)

26
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What is the inert pair effect?

A

The trend of stability of oxidation states and the unsharring of the outer s-orbital electrons (an inert pair)

27
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What is the trend of the inert pair effect?

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+4 more stable at top of group
+2 more stable at bottom of the group

28
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What is the trend of electronegativity in group 7?

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Electronegativity decreases down the group

29
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What is a disproportionation reaction?

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Where an element is both reduced and oxidised in the same reaction

30
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What is HClO used for? (and its name?)

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Chlorate (I) acid kills bacteria in pools

31
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What is NaClO used for? (and its name?)

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Sodium chlorate (I) is bleach

32
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What is NaClO3 used for? (and its name?)

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Sodium chlorate (V) is weed killer

33
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What does an oxidising agent do?

A

Gains electrons

34
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What does a reducing agent do?

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Looses electrons

35
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What does a reducing agent do?

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Looses electrons

36
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What does NaBr/Cl/I + H2SO4 do?

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Forms NaHSO4 + HCl/Br/I with misty fumes

37
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What does HBr + H2SO4 do?

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Br2 (orange yellow solution) + SO2 (choking gas) + H2O

38
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What does HI + H2SO4 do?

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I2 ( orange brown solution) + H2S (rotten egg smell) and H2O

39
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What does sublimation mean?

A

Move from solid to gas

40
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What colour is I2 solid and gas

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solid- grey
gas - purple

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