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1
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What are the Group 1 elements known as?

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Alkali Metals

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Why do alkali metals have similar properties?

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They all have 1 outer electron

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What are the physical properties of alkali metals?

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Very soft - can be cut with a knife

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How can you test for alkali metals?

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Flame tests

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Why are alkali metals very reactive?

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They readily lose their single outer electron to form a positive ion - the more readily a metal becomes an ion, the more reactive it is.

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Why do alkali metals get increasingly reactive as you move down the group?

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The outer electron is easier to lose when the outer shell is further away from the nucleus (the atomic radius is larger).

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How do alkali metals in general behave in water?

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They react vigorously. The reaction produces hydrogen gas and a hydroxide of the metal.

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How does Lithium behave in water?

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It moves around the surface, fizzing furiously

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How do Sodium and Potassium behave in water?

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Similarly to Lithium, but they also melt in the heat of the reaction

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How do Rubidium and Caesium behave in water?

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They react violently with water, tending to explode when they get wet.

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What is produced when alkali metals react with dilute acids?

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A salt and hydrogen gas. This reaction is very violent.

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What are Group 7 elements known as?

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Halogens

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Why do halogens have similar properties?

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They all have 7 electrons in their outer shell.

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Halogens exist as diatomic molecules - what does this mean?

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They are made up of two atoms of the element eg. Cl₂

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How do halogens gain a stable electronic structure?

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They share one pair of electrons in a covalent bond, giving both atoms involved a full outer shell.

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What happens to the melting and boiling point of halogens as you move down the group?

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The melting points of the halogens increase.

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How does chlorine behave at room temperature?

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It is fairly reactive, poisonous, green gas.

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How does bromine behave at room temperature?

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It is a poisonous, red-brown liquid, which gives off an orange vapour at room temperature.

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How does iodine behave at room temperature?

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It is a dark grey crystalline solid, which gives off purple vapour when heated.

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Why do halogens become less reactive as you move down the group?

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It is harder for them to attract an extra neutron to fill their outer shell when it’s further away from the nucleus (the atomic radius is larger).

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What happens when halogens react with alkali metals?

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They react vigorously and form salts known as metal halides.

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What is a displacement reaction?

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It is where a more reactive element “pushes out” (displaces) a less reactive element from a compound

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What does it mean if there is a colour change when you mix a halide salt and a halogen solution?

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It means that the halogen has displaced the halide ions from the salt.

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What happens when you react Chlorine with Potassium Chloride, Potassium Bromide and Potassium Iodide?

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Potassium Chloride: No reaction
Potassium Bromide: Orange solution formed (Bromide displaced)
Potassium Iodide: Brown solution formed (Iodide

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What happens when you react Bromine with Potassium Chloride, Potassium Bromide and Potassium Iodide?

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Potassium Chloride: No reaction
Potassium Bromide: No reaction
Potassium Iodide: Brown solution formed (Iodide displaced)

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What happens when you react Iodine with Potassium Chloride, Potassium Bromide and Potassium Iodide?

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Potassium Chloride: No reaction
Potassium Bromide: No reaction
Potassium Iodide: No reaction

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27
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What are Group 0 elements known as?

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Noble gases.

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How do noble gases behave at room temperature?

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They are all colourless gases.

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Noble gases are monatomic - what does monatomic mean?

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It means that they are made up of single atoms.

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30
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What does inert mean?

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It means that something doesn’t react.

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31
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Why are noble gases inert?

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They have a full outer shell and therefore they don’t easily give up or gain electrons.

32
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Why are noble gasses non-flammable?

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Because they are inert.

33
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What happens to the boiling point, melting point and density of noble gases as you move down the group?

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They increase.

34
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What are the properties of transition metals?

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They are hard, strong and shiny materials that conduct heat and electricity. They have high melting points (except mercury) and densities.

35
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How are transition metals used as catalysts?

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Vanadium pentoxide is the catalyst for making sulfuric acid in the Contact Process.

36
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What is the colour of transition metals like?

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They are all colourful. What colour they are depend on what transition metal ion they contain.

37
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What is the reactivity of transition metals like in comparison to Group 1 and 2 metals?

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They are much less reactive.

38
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What’s an easy experiment that you can use to show that some metals are more reactive than others?

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Place them into hydrochloric acid

39
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How do magnesium, aluminium, zinc, iron and copper react in hydrochloric acid?

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Magnesium - loud squeaky pop
Aluminium - squeaky pop
Zinc - quiet squeaky pop
Iron - very quiet squeaky pop
Copper - no reaction
40
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What does the volume of the “squeaky pop” relate to when reacting metals with hydrochloric acid?

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The amount of hydrogen produced.

41
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What is produced when you react metal with water?

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Metal + Water → Metal Hydroxide + Hydrogen

42
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What can you react less reactive metals with instead of water?

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Steam

43
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What is produced when you react a less reactive metal with steam?

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Less reactive metal + Steam → Metal Oxide + Hydrogen

44
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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
45
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How do more reactive metals interact with less reactive metals?

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The more reactive metal displaces the less reactive metal.

46
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How do you test for carbon dioxide?

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You can test to see a gas is carbon dioxide by bubbling it through limewater. If the gas is carbon dioxide, the limewater will become cloudy.

47
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How do you test hydrogen?

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Hydrogen makes a “squeaky pop” when it interacts with a lighted splint. This noise comes from the hydrogen burning with the oxygen in the air to form water.

48
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How can you test for oxygen?

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You can put a glowing splint into a test tube and if it relights, oxygen is present.

49
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How can you test for chlorine?

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When you hold a piece of damp blue litmus paper over chlorine, it bleaches the paper, turning it white.

50
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How can you test for halide ions?

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You can test for halide ions by adding dilute nitric acid (HNO₃) and silver nitrate solution (AgNO₃)

51
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Why do you add nitric acid when testing for halide ions?

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To remove any carbonate ions which may interfere or confuse the colour change/result.

52
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How does chloride react to the silver nitrate test?

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It produces a white precipitate of silver chloride.

53
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How does bromide react to the silver nitrate test?

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It produces a cream precipitate of silver bromide.

54
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How does iodide react to the silver nitrate test?

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It produces a yellow precipitate of silver iodide.

55
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How can you test for carbonates?

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Add barium chloride solution, and then dilute hydrochloric acid.

56
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What should happen if a carbonate is present when you add barium chloride to the solution?

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If carbonate ions are present, a white precipitate of barium carbonate will be produced.

57
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What should happen if a carbonate is present when you add hydrochloric acid to the solution, after adding barium chloride?

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The mixture should fizz, as a result of the carbonate reacting with the acid to produce carbon dioxide gas.

58
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What is the product of barium carbonate reacting with hydrochloric acid?

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A colourless solution containing Ba²⁺ ions.

59
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How can you test for sulfate ions?

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The same way you test for carbonates - you add barium chloride and then dilute hydrochloric acid.

60
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What should happen if sulfate ions are present when you add barium chloride to the solution?

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If carbonate ions are present, a white precipitate of barium sulfate will be produced.

61
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Why do you add hydrochloric acid when testing for sulfate ions?

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Barium sulfate will not react with hydrochloric acid, which proves that you’ve got sulfate ions and not carbonate ions.

62
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How does Lithium react in a flame?

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Produces a crimson red flame

63
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How does Sodium react in a flame?

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Produces a yellow flame

64
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How does Potassium react in a flame?

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Produces a lilac flame

65
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How does Calcium react in a flame?

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Produces a brick red flame

66
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How does Copper react in a flame?

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Produces a blue-green flame

67
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How do you perform a flame test for metal?

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Clean a nichrome wire loop by dipping it in hydrochloric acid and then rinsing it in deionised water.
Dip the wire loop into a sample of the metal compound and put the loop into the flame.

68
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How can you test some metal ions with sodium hydroxide?

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You add a few drops of sodium hydroxide to a solution of the mystery compound. If a hydroxide precipitate forms, you can use its colour to tell which metal ion is present.

69
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What colour precipitate does Calcium, Ca²⁺ produce when reacted with Sodium Hydroxide? What is the Ionic Equation?

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White

Ca²⁺ + 2OH⁻ → Ca(OH)₂

70
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What colour precipitate does Copper, Cu²⁺ produce when reacted with Sodium Hydroxide? What is the Ionic Equation?

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Blue

Cu²⁺ + 2OH⁻ → Cu(OH)₂

71
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What colour precipitate does Iron(II), Fe²⁺ produce when reacted with Sodium Hydroxide? What is the Ionic Equation?

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Green

Fe²⁺ + 2OH⁻ → Fe(OH)₂

72
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What colour precipitate does Iron(III), Fe³⁺ produce when reacted with Sodium Hydroxide? What is the Ionic Equation?

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Brown

Fe³⁺ + 3OH⁻ → Fe(OH)₃

73
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What colour precipitate does Zinc, Zn²⁺ produce when reacted with Sodium Hydroxide? What is the Ionic Equation?

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White at first, but then redissolves in excess sodium hydroxide to form a colourless solution.
Zn²⁺ + 2OH⁻ → Zn(OH)₂
Then: Zn(OH)₂ + 2OH⁻ → ZN(OH)₄²⁻

74
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What is an instrumental method?

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A method which involves using machines rather than a person doing chemical tests manually.

75
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What are the advantages of instrumental methods?

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They are very accurate - they don’t involve human error.

76
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What are some examples of instrumental methods?

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Mass spectrometry - technique which can find the relative molecular mass of a mystery compound

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