PICLEC: HYDROGEN Flashcards
This element’s Synonyms are:
1. “Inflammable air”
2. Means “Water-producing” (A.Lavoisier)
HYDROGEN
An essential constituent of all acids
HYDROGEN
- A colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas
- Burns with a Pale blue non-luminous flame
- A reducing agent with Pd, Ni, and Pt as catalyst
H2 GAS
This can be Obtained by:
1. Electrolysis of water containing Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide)
2. Fractionation of water gas
3. Passing steam over incandescent iron
4. Reaction of some metals (Na, K) with water
H2 GAS
This can be Used as:
1. In Haber process, for Nitrogen fixation
2. Inflating balloons
3. Production of high temperature with Oxygen
4. Hydrogenation of edible oils
H2 GAS
- It has 3 Isotopes:
1. Protium (1)
2. Deuterium (2)
3. Tritium (3)
ISOTOPES OF HYDROGEN
ISOTOPES OF HYDROGEN:
- Most abundant, Naturally-occuring
PROTIUM (HYDROGEN-1)
ISOTOPES OF HYDROGEN:
- Naturally-occuring
DEUTERIUM (HYDROGEN-2)
ISOTOPES OF HYDROGEN:
- Radioactive tracer
TRITIUM (HYDROGEN-3)
- “Heavy water”
- Used as Tracer compound
DEUTERIUM OXIDE
- “Heavy water”
DEUTERIUM OXIDE
- Alkaline water
- Carbonated water
- Chalybeate water
- Lithia water
- Saline water
- Sulfur water
- Siliceous water
MINERAL WATERS
“Natural spring”, “Well waters”
MINERAL WATERS
MINERAL WATERS:
- With Sodium (Na) and Magnesium (Mg) sulfates + NaHCO3
ALKALINE WATER
MINERAL WATERS:
- Charged with CO2 under pressure
- example: Sparkling water
CARBONATED WATER