Group IIA - Alkali Earth Metals Flashcards
present in chlorophyll
magnesium
natural sources of magnesium:
silicates (talc, asbestos)
CO3 (magnesite dolomite)
SO4 (kieserite)
natural channel blocker
magnesium
laxative
magnesium
magnesia
mg carbonate
calcined magnesia
magnesium oxide
component of universal antidote
epsom salt
mg sulfate
cathartic (PO), anticonvulsant (IM)
for pre-eclampsia triad (HTN, proteinuria, edema)
and eclampsia (triad + seizure)
milk of magnesia
Mg(OH)2
magnesia magma
blue bottle
talc
hydrated mg silicate
soapstone, french chalk
softest mineral known
purgative lemon
magnesium citrate
lemonada purganti
limestone
calcium carbonate
precipitated chalk, prepared chalk, calcite, marble
dentrifice (whitening)
muriate of lime
ca chloride
slaked lime
calcium hydroxide
milk of lime, calcium hydrate
prevention of milk curdling
quick lime
calcium oxide
lime, calx
component of bordeaux mixture (CaO + CuSO4)
bone ash
calcium phosphate
chlorinated lime
calcium hypochlorite
chloride of lime
plaster of paris
CaSO4 (1/2 H2O)
hemihydrate
casts, dental impressions
gypsum
CaSO4 (2 H2O)
dihydrate
tiles
terra alba - construction
used in the manufacture of flares
strontium
bone scanner
strontium
sensodyne
strontium chloride
desensitizing
heavy
barium
barium meal
barium sulfate
GIT imaging (white image against black bg)
causes constipation
2nd radioactive element discovered by curie
radium
1st radioactive element discovered by curie
polonium
sources of calcium
apatite: CaF2 + Ca3(PO4)2
fluorite: CaF2 - white ppt
phosphate rock: Ca3(PO4)2
dolomite: MgCO3 + CaCO3
gypsum: CaSO4
Ca: calcination
addition of heat
Ca: slaking
addition of water