Group 2/7 Flashcards
trends going down group 2 (7)
Increase in radius Increase in melting point Increase in density Increase in reactivity Ionisation energies decrease Thermal stability increases Solubility increases
metal + oxygen →
metal oxide
how to produce aq. calcium hydroxide
excess water and calcium oxide
flame colour of strontium
red
flame colour of calcium
brick red
flame colour of barium
green
metal + water →
metal hydroxide + H2
hot magnesium + water →
metal oxide + H2
colour of magnesium oxide
white solid
observation of calcium hydroxide
cloudy white suspension
metal carbonates decomposition
metal oxide + CO2
metal nitrates decomposition
metal oxide + NO2 + O2
describe fluorine
pale yellow gas
describe chlorine
green gas
describe bromine
orange liquid
describe iodine
purple vapour/black solid
describe reaction between hydrogen and fluorine
reacts explosively in cool/dark
describe reaction between hydrogen and chlorine
reacts in sunlight
describe reaction between hydrogen and bromine
reacts slowly when heated
describe reaction between hydrogen and iodine
froms equilibrium when heated
which hydrogen halide is least thermally stable
HI
what is the test for halide ions
AgNO3 + X- → AgX + NO3-
what is the complex ion
AgCl + 2NH3 → [Ag(NH3)2]Cl
precipitate of AgCl
white
precipitate of AgBr
cream
precipitate of AgI
yellow
which silver halide dissolves in aq.ammonia
AgCl
which silver halides dissolves in conc.ammonia
AgCl, AgBr
what does the reaction between hydrogen halides and h2so4 show
acid is a strong oxidising agent
ability to be reduced increases going down the group
which hydrogen halide doesn’t get oxidised by h2so4
HCl
initial equation for all halide and acid reaction
NaX + H2SO4 → NaHSO4 + HX
final equation for reaction chlorine and acid
NaCl + H2SO4 → NaHSO4 + HCl
final equation for reaction bromine and acid
2HBr + H2SO4 → 2H2O + Br + SO2
final equation for the reaction iodide and acid
8HI + H2SO4 → 2H2O + 4I2 + H2S
observation of hydrogen halides
steamy fumes
definition of disproportionation
redox happening for one atom
condition for chlorine and alkali to form sodium chlorate (I)
15 degrees
condition for chlorine and alkali to form sodium chlorate (III)
70 degrees
reaction chlorine and cold alkali
Cl2 + 2NaOH → NaCl + NaClO + H2O
reaction chlorine and hot alkali
3Cl2 + 6NaOH → 5NaCl + NaClO3 + 3H2O
oxidation of chlorine in cold alkali
½ Cl2 + 2OH- → ClO- + H2O + e
use of chlorine compounds
chlorination of water
bleach
PVC
solvents
chlorination of water reaction
Cl2 + H2O → HCl + HClO (chloric I acid)
bleach compound
NaClO