Inorganic And Periodic Table Flashcards
1
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State the reactions of group 2 oxides
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- group 2 oxides react with water to produce a metal hydroxide
- group 2 oxides react with HCl to produce metal chloride and water
2
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State the reactions of group 2 hydroxides
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- group 2 hydroxides react with water unchanged
- group 2 hydroxides react with HCl to form metal chlorides and water
3
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Thermal decomposition of group 1 carbonates
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- group 1 carbonates do not decompose except lithium
- Li2CO3 —> Li2O + CO2
4
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Thermal decomposition of group 1 nitrates
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- form a nitrite and oxygen
- 2KNO3 —> 2KNO2 + O2
5
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Thermal decomposition of group 2 carbonates
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- form metal oxide and carbon dioxide
- CaCO3 —> CaO + CO2
6
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Thermal decomposition of group 2 nitrates
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- form metal oxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxygen
- 2Ca(NO3)2 —> 2CaO + 4NO2 + O2
7
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State the equation for the reaction between a halogen and a cold alkali and hot alkali
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- cold alkali: X2 +2NaOH —> NaOX + NaX + H2O
- hot alkali: 3X2 + 6NaOH —> NaXO3 + 5NaX + 3H2O