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Groups In The Periodic Table Flashcards

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1
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What group are the alkali metals?

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1

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What happens to the melting points of the alkali metals as you go down the group?

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They decrease

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What happens to the reactivity as you go down the alkali metals?

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Reactivity increases

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4
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What are 2 properties of alkali metals?

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Low melting and boiling points

Very soft

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5
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What do alkali metals form?

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Ionic compounds

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6
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Alkali metal + water…

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—> metal hydroxide + hydrogen

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7
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What happens to lithium in water? (3)

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Moves around the surface

Fizzes

Dissolves

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8
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What happens to sodium and potassium in water? (3)

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Move around surface

Fizz

Melt

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9
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What happens to potassium in water?

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It glows

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10
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What group are the halogens?

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7

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What happens to the melting point of halogens as you go down the group?

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They increase

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12
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What happens to the reactivity of the halogens as you go down the group?

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It decreases

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13
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What is chlorine like at room temperature?

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Pale green gas

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14
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What is bromine like at room temperature?

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Red/brown liquid

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15
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What is iodine like at room temperature?

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Dark grey solid

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16
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Halogen+hydrogen…

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—> hydrogen halide

17
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What group are the noble gases?

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0

18
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What are the 4 properties of noble gases?

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Colourless
Low melting and boiling points
Poor conductors
Non flammable

19
Q

What is helium used for?

A

Balloons

20
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Why is helium used for balloons? (2)

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Lower density than air

Non flammable

21
Q

What is neon used for?

A

Lights

22
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What is argon used for?

A

Filament lamps

23
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What is krypton used for?

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Photography

24
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What does inert mean?

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Don’t react easily with anything

25
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Noble gases are I….

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Inert

26
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What decreases down the group of noble gases? (3)

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Melting point
Boiling point
Density

27
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Why do noble gases exist as single atoms?

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Because they don’t form bonds easily with other atoms

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