Reacitvity Trends p Flashcards
Physical properties of group 2
Reasonably high melting and boiling pants
Light metals with LOW densities
Form colourless white compounds
Ionisation energy - group 2
Decreases as you go down the group
More shielding, greater atomic radius
Ionisation energy decreases
MORE REACTIVE
Reducing agents - group2.
Each group2. Element has 2 outer shell electrons
Group 2 metals loose 2 electrons to a 2+ ion, the other species gain and is reduced
Redox reaction with oxygen (group 2)
React vigorously with oxygen to form a metal oxide ( general formula of MO)
2Mg + O2 — 2 Mg O
Redox reactions with water ( group2 )
React with water to form an alkaline hydroxide
General formula M( OH)2
Hydrogen gas formed
Be- doesn’t react
Mg + H20 —- Mg(OH)2 + H2
Redox reactions with dilute acids( group 2)
Form a salt and hydrogen gas
Exception of be
E.g. Mg + 2HCl— Mgcl 2 + H2
Group 2 oxides/hydroxides as bases?
Metals are bases( most are soluble so they’re alkalis too)
The group2 oxides react with H20=- metal hydroxides , which dissolve. Make the solution STRONGLY alkaline - releasing OH- ions
What is an exception for oxides of group2 metals
Magnesium oxide reacts SLOWLY and the hydroxide isn’t very soluble
What happens to the solubility fo hydroxides as you go down the group 2
Solubility INCREASES
Resulting solutions contain more OH- IONS, AND ARE more alkaline
Mg(OH)2 - slightly soluble in h20, the solution has a low OH- concentration and a ph of 10
Ba( OH)2 - more soluble in h20- solution has a greater OH- concentration and a ph - 13
SOLUBILTIY, PH AND ALKLAINITY INCREASES
Group2 compounds( bases) in agriculture
Calcium hydroxide( Ca(OH)2), added to fields as lime my farmers to increase the Ph of acidic soils The calcium hydroxide neutralises acids in the soil forming water
Medicine - group2 compounds as bases
Group 2 bases often used for antacids for relating acid indigestion
Many indigestion tabs use magnetism hydroxidea nd calcium carbonates -
Acid in stomach = Hcl
Mg(OH)2 + 2HCl—– 2H20 + MgCL
The halogens- chlorine
Green gas, Poisionesss in high concentrations
Flurorine
Pale yellow gas
Bromine
Red liquid that goes off dense brown Poisionesss fumes
Iodine
Shiny grey solid - sublimes to purple gas
Trend in melting and boiling point - halogens
More electrons as you descend
Stronger London dispersion forces between the molecules
More energy required to break these intermolecular forces
Boiling point INCREASES