group 1a Flashcards
most reactive group
alkali metals
group 1a
most electronegative metals
alkali metals
group 1a
when combined with hydrogens, alkali metals form ____
hydrides
alkali metals react with water to form ____
metal hydroxides
alkali metals react with halogens to form ____
ionic salts, metal halides
metal hydrides react with water to produce ____ and ____
- hydrogen gas
- metalic hydroxide
when combined with oxygen, alkali metals form ____
oxides
aka peroxides or superperoxides
when combined with hydroxides, alkali metals become ____
strong alkali or base
except for lithium due to its small size
who discovered the hydrogen?
Henry Cavendish
back then, H was still called as “burnt water”
who coined the term “hydrogen”?
Atoine Lavoiser
other names of hydrogen
- burnt water
- inflammable air
what is the lightest and most abundant element?
hydrogen
H
- cation form of hydrogen
- anion form of hydrogen
- monovalent or hydronium
- hydride
preparation processes of hydrogen
- lane process
- messerschmidt process
produce 99% pure hydrogen
most common or abundant isotope of hydrogen
protium
most stable hydrogen isotope; not radioactive and not toxic
deuterium
regarded as the “heavy hydrogen”
deuterium
very radioactive and unstable hydrogen isotope
tritium
used in hydrogen bombs
lithium deuterium
lithium isotopes that produce tritium when combined
L16 and L17
petalite, a source of lithium, is composed of what elements?
- lithium
- aluminum
- silicate
2 sources of lithium
- petalite
- spodumine or trithane
aside from lithium, spodumine is also a source of?
ceramic materials
the lightest metal and solid metal on Earth
lithium
Li
who discovered lithium?
J.A. Arfvedson
other name for lithium
earth stone
lithia is regarded as ____
principal mineral spodumine
components of lithia water
- lithium carbonate
- lithium chloride