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Chem Grp 2 + 7
Reactions and properties of group 2 and 7 elements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Write the reaction for magnesium with oxygen | Mg (s) + 1/2O2 (g) -> MgO (s) |
| What is observed when magnesium burns in oxygen | Bright flame |
| What is the product of a reaction between a group 2 metal and chloride | Solid metal chloride XCl2 (s) |
| Ca (s) + H2O (l) -> ? | Ca(OH)2 (aq) + H2 (g) |
| Be (s) + H2O (l)-> ? | No reaction |
| Why does berylium not react with water | an insoluble layer of berylium oxide forms |
| Mg (s) + 2H2O (g) -> ? | Mg(OH)2 (aq) + H2 |
| Colour change when chlorine is added to iron? | Pale green -> Brown |
| Chlorine and bromide ions gives | chloride ions and bromine |
| Colour of precipitate formed: bromide ions + silver nitrate? Soluble in concentrated ammonia solution? | Cream. Yes. |
| Potassium bromide + sulfuric acid --> ? | KHSO4 + HBr |
| All hydrogen halides... | Fume in moist air, react with NH3 to form an ammonium halide and are soluble in water, forming acids |
| Bromine is what colour and in what state at RTP | red-brown, gaseous |
| Adding PCl5 to an alcohol gives... | steamy fumes of HCl and Haloalkanes |
| Name a natural cause of climate change | Dissolving of CO2 in oceans,Solar eruptions, volcanic eruptions, formation of carbonates in rocks |
| Name an anthropogenic cause of climate change | Burning fossil fuels, deforestation |
| Name five ways in which sustainability can be improved | Use of renewable resources. Finding alternatives to hazardous chemicals. Discovering catalysts for reactions with hihg atom economies. Making more efficine use of energy. Reducing waste and preventing pollution |
| Group 2 nitrates decompose to form... | NO2, O2 and Metal oxide |
| Which group of substances decompose to form carbon dioxide and a metal oxide | Group 2 carbonates and lithium. NOT group 1 carbonates w/ sodium/below |
| Group 2 oxide with nitric acid gives... | X(NO3)2 (aq) + H2O (l) |