lecture 6 Flashcards
characteristics of alkali metals
dissolved in water giving an alkaline solution.
elements in alkali metals
lithium, sodium, potassium, Rubidium, cesium, francium.
what are the most abundant alkali metals.
sodium and potassium.
most rate alkali metals.
rubidium, lithium, cesium
how is alkali metals are extracted?
- electrolysis of molten halides with something that decreases the degree of fusion.
- down process.
extracting sodium
electrophoretic analysis of the photograph with sodium chloride, calcium chloride.
2 NaCl -> 2 Na + Cl2
extracting sodium
electrophoretic analysis of the photograph with sodium chloride, calcium chloride.
2 NaCl -> 2 Na + Cl2
extraction of potassium
sodium vapor with molten potassium chloride.
Na + KCl -> K + NaCl
extraction of lithium
electrophoretic analysis of a mixture of lithium chloride and potassium chloride.
extraction of rubidium and cesium
reduction metal chlorides by calcium
what is the down process.
it’s the process to extract sodium.
how does the down process work?
molten NaCl is electrolyzed and calcium chloride is added to reduce the temperature.
why does the design of the electrolysis unit matter?
because it prevents the sodium and calcium from combining.
why is the metal bonding in alkali metals weak?
because of the attraction between delocalized electrons and the metal ion core in crystalline structures.
physical characteristics of alkali metals.
low melting point and soft consistancy.
reactivity of alkali metals.
highly reactive. and it is a powerful reducing agent,
heat of atomization in alkali metals. as it goes through group.
low and decreases as it goes down the group.
what is the heat of atomization?
the heat required to turn solid to a single gaseous atom.
ionization energy in alkali metals? as it goes through group?
low.
the larger the size, the lower the energy
size of atom in group.
decreases considerably when it loses an electron.
lattice energy of alkali metals as it goes through group.
decreases
relation between atomic radius and force of attraction?
square of atomic radius is inversely proportional to force of attraction.
solubility in alkali metals.
water soluble.