Group Properties of Elements Group II-B Flashcards
Group of metals w low melting pts
GROUP 2B: VOLATILE METALS
Group Exhibit autocomplexation
GROUP 2B: VOLATILE METALS
Elements under GII-B
Zinc, Cadmium, Mercury
Other name for GII-B
Volatile metals
Immunostimulant, also Germanium
ZINC (Zn)
part of conzace
ZINC (Zn)
GII-B metal
(+) Insulin
ZINC (Zn)
Use is similar to Aluminum (Al) & Zirconium (astringent,
antiseptic, antiperspirant, protectant)
ZINC (Zn)
zinc deficiency
parakeratosis
antidote to parakeratosis
Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO3)
(+) Stink bomb manufacturer
CADMIUM (Cd)
High a inity for metallothioproteins (stress proteins)
CADMIUM (Cd)
poisoning with mercury
itai-itai/painful bone disease
what happens to bones in itai-itai/painful bone disease
Osteomalacia- bone softening
Derived from Hydrargyrum
MERCURY (Hg)
Quicksilver, Messenger of God, Asoge (T agalog)
MERCURY (Hg)
Less toxic mercury
Mercurous (Hg2
2+) (d i a t o m i c )- Less toxic (more
di icult to absorb)
More toxic mercury
Mercuric (Hg2+)
Which is more toxic
○ Hg2+ or Hg2
2+
○ Organic Hg or Inorganic Hg
○ Hg2+ > Hg2
2+
○ Organic Hg > Inorganic Hg
Only liquid metal
MERCURY (Hg)
(+) Thermometers, amalgams (dental cement)
MERCURY (Hg)
Source: Cinnabar (Aethrop’s Mineral)
MERCURY (Hg)
Source: Mercuric sulfide
(HgS)
MERCURY (Hg)
Use: Protein precipitant (heavy metal), antiseptic,
treatment (tx) of syphilis, parasiticide, fungicide,
cathartic, diuretic (useful for cardiac edema)
MERCURY (Hg)
dx from fish, Hg poisoning
Minamata
antidote for Minamata
EDT A (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid)
