S BLOCK Flashcards
1st Grp. elements(Alkali Metals)
lithium , sodium , potassium, rubidium, caesium and francium
2nd Grp. elements(Alkaline earth metals)
beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium
Half life time of francium
21 minutes(longest lived isotope) and radioactive
where are alkaline earth metals found
earth crust as meta oxides
where do calcium and magnesium rank in abundance
where is radium found
igneous rocks
E.C of alkali metals
[noble gas] ns1
E.C of alkaline earth metals
[noble gas] ns2
which 2 pairs are in diagonal relationship
lithium and magnesium ; beryllium and aluminium
diagonal relationship arises due to
similar ionic sizes or charge/mass ratio
elements present in bio fluids to maintain ion balance and treat nerve disorders
sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium
ion formed by first grp. elements
M+ (most electropositive)
which grp. elements are most electropositive
1st
which grp. elements have largest sizes
1st
general value of I.E for 1st grp. elements
low
trend of atomic radius in grp.1
increases top t bottom
trend of I.E in grp.1
decreases down the grp.(incr. size outweighs the nuclear charge)
trend of hydration enthalpies in grp. 1
decreases top to bottom
physical appearance of grp.1 elements
silvery white , soft and light
general value of density in grp.1
low
trend of density with exception
increases down the group but potassium lighter than sodium
general value of M.P and B.P of grp.1
low due to weak metallic bonding
Photoelectric color of li
crimson red
Photoelectric color of na
yellow
Photoelectric color of k
violet
Photoelectric color of rb
red violet
Photoelectric color of cs
blue
how can alkali metals be detected
flame tests
elements used as electrodes in grp.1
caesium and potassium
reactivity of alkali metals
high due to large size and low I.e
alkali metals + air
burn vigorously in oxygen to tarnish by producing oxides
monoxide is formed by which alkali metal
lithium
peroxide is formed by which alkali metal
sodium
oxides formed by k,rb,cs
superoxide
O.S of alakli metals
+1
li+n
li3n is formed by li exceptional reactivity
where are alkali metals stored due to high reactivity towards water
kerosene
alkali metals+ water
hydroxide with h2
which alkali metal has the most e- value
lithium
which alkali metal has the least e- value
sodium
which alkali metal is an exception to their explosive reaction to water
lithium due to very low size
alkali metals+h2 9673k)
hydrides (M+H-)
alkali metals with halogens
ionic halides (M+X-)
which is the only alkali metal that forms a covalent halide
lithium
which lithium halide is most covalent
lithium iodide
nature if alkali metals in redox rxns.
reducing agents
most powerful r.a alkali metal
lithium due to high hydration enthaly
least powerful r.a alkali metal
sodium
relation between standard reduction potential and r.a
inversely proportional
alkali metals + liq. nh3 solns.
alkali metals dissolve and turn it into blue color due to ammoniated e-
magnetic nature of alkali metal + ammonia soln.
paramagnetic
ammoniated e-+M+
amide + h2
in conc. ammonia soln. blue color and paramagnetic changes to
bronze color and diamagnetic
use of li
with mg to make armor plates
with al to make aircraft parts
with pb to make bearings for motor engines
thermonuclear rxns.
electrochemical cells
use of na
with na to make anti knock additives to petrol
liq. coolant in nuclear rxns.
use of potassium
bio fluid
fertilizer
soft soap(KOH)
absorbent of CO
use of cs
devising photoelectric cells
li+air
li2o mostly and some li2o2
na+air
na2o2 mostly and some nao2
trend if stability of oxides
increases with incr. in metal ion sizes
alkali metal oxides+water
hydroxides
color of oxides and peroxides
colorless
color of super oxides
yellow and orange
magnetic nature of superoxides
paramagnetic
widely used alkali metal oxide as o.a
sodium peroxide
alkali metal hydroxides appearance
white crystalline solids
most strong bases
alkali metal hydroxides
physical nature alkali metal halides
high MP and colorless crystalline solids
HX+ appropriate oxide/hydroxide/carbonate
alkali metal halides
trend of formation enthalpy of alkali metal halides
high negative down the grp. except fluorine
trend of formation of alkali metal halides
less negative from MF to MI
trend of MP of halides
decreases don the grp.
solubility of alkali metal halides in water
high except LiF(very low) and CsI(very high)
licl is soluble in which organic compound
pyridine
carbonates of metal oxo acids
metal bicarbonates most likely and metal carbonates too
nature of alklai metal oxo acids
thermally stable soluble i water
alkali metals + oxo acids
salts
trend of stability of alakli metal carbonates
increases down the grp.
which alkali metal carbonate is unstable to heating
li
reasons for anamolous behaviour of li
very small size
high polarizing power which gives rise to high covalent characters
anamolous properties of li
hardest
high MP and BP
;east reactive but strongest r.a
mainly forms li2o and li3n with air
deliquescent
crystallizes as hydrates
lithium HCs aren’t available as solids
doesn’t form ethynide with ethyne
lithium nitrate(li3n) heated to give li2o but generally nitrites are formed
lif and li2o are comparitively less water soluble
reason for diagonal relationship with mg
similar sizes
diagonal similarities between li and mg
harder and lighter
slow rxn. with water
less stable and soluble oxides and hydroxides
nitrates
nitrates heated to give oxides instead of nitrogen
oxides don’t give superoxides
carbonates are decomposed easily on heating to from oxides and co2
halides are soluble in ethane
halides are deliquescent and crystallize to form aq. solns. as hydrates
industrial name of sodium carbonate(na2co3.10h20)
washing soda
washing soda is prepared by what process
solvay orocess
advantage of sodium hydrogen carbonate that promotes it to undergo solvay process
less solubility
by product of solvay process
calcium chloride
reactants of solvay process
ammonium carbonate, nacl, co2