Chapter 22 (Periodicity) Flashcards
What is the observation when sodium reacts with cold water?
Fizzes around on surface
What is the equation for when sodium reacts with water?
2Na(s) + 2H2O(l) > 2NaOH(aq) + H2(g)
What is the equation for when magnesium reacts with cold water?
Mg(s) + 2H2O(l) > Mg(OH)2(s) + H2(g)
What is the equation for when magnesium reacts with steam?
Mg(s) + H2O(g) > MgO(s) + H2(g)
What is the equation and observation when sodium reacts with oxygen?
4Na(s) + O2(g) > 2Na2O(s)
Burns with yellow flame and produces a white solid.
What is the equation and observation when magnesium reacts with oxygen?
2Mg(s) +O2(g) > 2MgO(s)
Burns with a white flame and a white solid.
What is the equation and observation when aluminium reacts with oxygen?
4Al(s) + 3O2(g) > 2Al2O3(s)
Burns with a white flame and a white solid.
What is the equation and observation when silicon reacts with oxygen?
Si(s) + O2(g) > SiO2(s)
Burns with a white flame and a white solid.
What is the equation and observation when phosphorus reacts with oxygen?
4P(s) + 5O2(g) > P4O10(s)
Burns with a white flame and a white solid.
What is the equation and observation when sulphur reacts with oxygen?
S(s) + O2(g) > SO2(g)
Burns with a blue flame to form an acidic chocking gas.
Describe giant ionic bonding in metal oxides and why they have high melting and boiling points
Strong forces of attraction between ions so have a high melting point. Ionic because of large difference in electronegativity between metal and oxygen.
Larger the charge on the cation the stronger the ionic forces.
Why does Al2O3 show some covalent characteristics?
There is a smaller electronegativity difference between the atoms. The small aluminium atom has a high charge and is able to get close to the oxide ion and distort the oxide charge cloud.
How do you prove that some compounds contain ions?
Melt the solids and show that they can conduct electricity.
Describe why macromolecules e.g. SiO2 have very high melting and boiling points
It has many strong covalent bonds between atoms. High energy needs to break the many strong covalent bonds.
Describe the IMF and bonding in simple molecular oxides e.g. P4O10, SO2 and why they have low melting and boiling points
They have weak intermolecular forces of Van der Waals and permanent dipole. They are covalent because they have a small electronegativity difference between non-metal and oxygen atoms.
Describe why P4O10 has a higher melting point than SO2
It is a bigger molecule and has more electrons so has a larger surface area for intermolecular forces to act on so larger Van der Waals forces.
Why does aluminium oxide not corrode?
The high lattice strength of aluminium oxide and its insolubility in water make it impermeable to air and water.
What is the ionic equation for the reaction of sodium oxide and water and what is the pH?
NaO2(s) + H2O(l) > 2Na+(aq) + 2OH-(aq)
pH 14
Why are ionic oxides basic?
The oxide ions accept protons to become hydroxide ions in this reaction.
Why is Mg(OH)2 only slightly soluble in water?
Its lattice is stronger so fewer OH- ions are produced.