Group 2/7 Flashcards
trends going down group 2 (7)
Increase in radius Increase in melting point Increase in density Increase in reactivity Ionisation energies decrease Thermal stability increases Solubility increases
metal + oxygen →
metal oxide
how to produce aq. calcium hydroxide
excess water and calcium oxide
flame colour of strontium
red
flame colour of calcium
brick red
flame colour of barium
green
metal + water →
metal hydroxide + H2
hot magnesium + water →
metal oxide + H2
colour of magnesium oxide
white solid
observation of calcium hydroxide
cloudy white suspension
metal carbonates decomposition
metal oxide + CO2
metal nitrates decomposition
metal oxide + NO2 + O2
describe fluorine
pale yellow gas
describe chlorine
green gas
describe bromine
orange liquid
describe iodine
purple vapour/black solid
describe reaction between hydrogen and fluorine
reacts explosively in cool/dark
describe reaction between hydrogen and chlorine
reacts in sunlight
describe reaction between hydrogen and bromine
reacts slowly when heated
describe reaction between hydrogen and iodine
froms equilibrium when heated
which hydrogen halide is least thermally stable
HI
what is the test for halide ions
AgNO3 + X- → AgX + NO3-
what is the complex ion
AgCl + 2NH3 → [Ag(NH3)2]Cl
precipitate of AgCl
white