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Trend for first ionisation energies for Period 3 elements

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  • increases across period due to increasing nuclear change and SAME shielding
  • exception of Al and S
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Explain why first ionisation energy of sulphur is lower than predicted from general trend

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Electron pair in 3p ORBITAL experiences repulsion

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Explain why first ionisation energy of aluminium is lower than predicted from general trend

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3p sub shell is shielded better than 3s

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Explain trend in reactivity with water down Group 2

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  • reactivity increases
  • shielding increases and outweighs increased nuclear charge
  • atomic radius increases
  • nuclear attraction decreases
  • easier to remove outer electron
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Suggest why aluminium is a better conductor of electricity than magnesium

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Forms Al3+ compared to Mg2+ so has more delocalised electrons to carry charge

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Explain why melting point of S8 is higher than P4

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Stronger as sulphur is greater in size so more van der Waals

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Explain trend in melting points down Group 2

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  • decreases
  • larger ions so lower charge density
  • delocalised electrons are further from positive nucleus
  • weaker attraction /metallic bonding
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Trend in solubility of metal hydroxides down Group 2

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Solubility increases (with Mg(OH)2 only sparingly soluble) and form more alkaline solutions as more OH- dissolves

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Trend in solubility of metal sulphates down Group 2

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Solubility decreases

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10
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Flame Tests for Group 2

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Magnesium - white 
Calcium - brick red / orange 
Strontium - crimson red
Barium - green
Atoms emit different wavelengths when they de-excite and fall back to ground state
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Trend in thermal decomposition of metal carbonates down Group 2

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  • decreases
  • stability increases down group
  • metal ions with a lower charge density have a weaker polarising power
  • carbonate ion is less polarised so less likely to separate into oxide ion and carbon dioxide
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Standard states of all Group 7 Halogens

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F - yellow gas 
Cl - green gas 
Br - orange liquid 
I - black solid 
At - radioactive
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Trend in electronegativity down Group 7

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Decreases as atoms are larger so bonding pair is further from positive nucleus and shielding increases

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14
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Explain why melting point of Ca is greater than K

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  • Ca2+ has a higher charge than K+
  • more delocalised electrons
  • smaller ionic radius
  • stronger metallic bonding
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Suggest how is sulphur dioxide removed from flue gas

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Slurry of CaO/ CaCO3 and water is sprayed on flue gases

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16
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Uses of Group 2 metals

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Mg to extract Ti from TiCl4
Mg(OH)2 - neutralises stomach acids (milk of magnesia) to cure indigestion
Ca(OH)2- neutralise acidic soils
CaO / CaCO3 - remove sulphur from flue gases
BaSO4 - used as a tracer in medical imaging (barium meal x ray)

17
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Structure of Period 3 elements

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Na / Mg / Al = metallic lattice
Si = macromolecule
P4 / S8 / Cl2 = simple
Ar = monoatomic

18
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Suggest ways in which BeCl2 is an atypical example of Group 2 compounds

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  • high electronegativity so has covalent rather than ionic bonding
  • low melting / boiling point due to covalent bonding
  • reacts vigorously and exothermically with water
19
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Suggest why BaSO4 is used in medical x rays even though it is toxic

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Safe due to low solubility

20
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Suggest why Mg is used in the extraction of Ti from TiCl4

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  • TiCl4 can be reduced using Mg
  • Ti cannot be extracted using carbon as a cheap reducing agent because it forms TiC (titanium carbide) so do not get pure Ti
  • TiC = brittle
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Describe trend in reactivity with water down Group 2

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  • Be has no reaction with cold water
  • Mg burns in steam (forms MgO white solid and H2 white fumes) and reacts sparingly with water to form alkaline suspension of Mg(OH)2
  • Ca / Sr / Ba all react exothermically forming alkaline solution of metal hydroxide (white precipitate) and hydrogen (effervescence)
22
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Suggest a reason for lack of reactivity of beryllium in water

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  • strong resistant oxide layer on surface

- breaks down at high temperatures (above 700 degrees Celsius)

23
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Suggest why magnesium reacts slowly with water only forming a few bubbles on its surface

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  • magnesium hydroxide is almost insoluble

- forms barrier preventing further reaction

24
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Suggest why Mg(OH)2 cannot be used in titrations

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  • sparingly soluble

do not reference pH being too low

25
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Suggest why sulphuric acid cannot be used to acidify barium chloride when testing for sulphates

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  • barium chloride will react with sulphuric acid

- sulphuric acid contains SO42-

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