Paper 1 inorganic chemistry Flashcards
word equation for reaction between alkali metals and water
alkali metal + water = metal hydroxide + hydrogen
What is the solution of the reaction of an alkali metal with water
alkaline
trend in reactivity of alkali metals
more reactive down the group
product of lithium and air reaction
lithium oxide
product of sodium with air
mixture of sodium oxide and sodium peroxide
potassium and air product
potassium peroxide and potassium superoxide
what suggests they are all part of the same family based on their reactions with water
produce an alkaline solution, and hydrogen, as well as a metal hydroxide
why do alkali metals react similarly
all have one electron on the outer shell
trend in melting and boiling point down group 1
boiling and melting point decreases down the group and the relative atomic mass increases
why does boiling point decrease down group 1
more shells of electrons so weaker electrostatic attraction
trend of colour and atomic mass in halogens
colour gets darker at you go down the group and mass increases
trend of boiling point in halogens
boiling point increases down the group
state and colour of chlorine at rtp
green gas
state and colour of bromine at rtp
red-brown liquid
state and colour of iodine at rtp
dark grey crystalline solid
colour of bromine gas
orange
colour of iodine gas
purple
trend in reactivity of halogens
less reactive as you go down the group
what experiments prove that reactivity decreases down the group
reactions with hydrogen - fluorine reacts violently, chlorine reacts violently only when exposed to light, bromine only reacts when with a burning splint
word equation for halogen plus hydrogen reaction
hydrogen + halogen = hydrogen halide
which side of arrow are electrons in ionic half equation in reduction
left
which side of arrow are electrons in ionic half equation in oxidation
right
what happens to whatever gets displaced in halogen displacement
oxidation
what happens to whatever displaces the other one in halogen reactions
reduction
therefore what is trend in terms of oxidation and reduction with halogens
more reactive = reduced