Non-Metals & Their Compounds - Unit 2 Topic 8 Flashcards
What are the physical properties of hydrogen?
Colourless, odourless gas, lighter than air, insoluble in air + burns explosively in air.
What are the 2 equations if hydrogen reacts with:
- Oxygen
- CuO
2H2 + O2 -> 2H2O
H2 + CuO -> Cu + H2O
What general equation do we use to prepare hydrogen?
Metal + acid -> salt + hydrogen
What is a clean fuel?
Fuel which when burned doesn’t produce any toxic or polluting products.
What are the benefits of using hydrogen as a fuel?
Clean fuel + can be used safely in fuel cells.
What are the drawbacks of using hydrogen as a fuel?
Must be manufactured as not naturally abundant, fuel cells expensive, very flammable and leaks hard to detect, storage tanks must be well insulated to prevent liquid H2 turning to gas and escaping.
Give 3 uses for hydrogen?
Clean fuel, rocket engines + meteorological balloons.
What are 3 uses of carbon dioxide?
Fire extinguisher, carbonated drinks + dry ice.
What are the physical properties of carbon dioxide?
Colourless, odourless gas, heavier than air, slightly soluble in water, doesn’t support combustion + acidic.
What is the test for carbon dioxide? (Equation)
What if there is excess CO2?
Bubbled through limewater, turns milky-cloudy.
CO2 + Ca(OH)2 -> CaCO3 + H2O
Turns back to colourless
CO2 + CaCO3 + H2O -> Ca(HCO3)2
What do you notice at the rim of a bottle of sodium hydroxide?
White crust.
Give 3 observations when CaCO3 reacts with HCl
Disappears, fizzing, exothermic.
What is the formula for carbonic acid?
H2CO3
What happens when a piece of burning Mg is put into a jar of CO2?
Continues to burn with bright white light, black soot forms + white ash forms.
What are the physical properties of nitrogen?
Colourless, odourless, same weight as air, insoluble in water + doesn’t burn.
What are 2 uses of nitrogen?
Coolant + food packaging.
What are the physical properties of oxygen?
Gas, colourless, odourless, same weight as air + supports combustion.
What are 3 uses for oxygen?
Medicine, welding + rocket engines.