PICLEC: GROUP IVA & IVB Flashcards

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Known as “Tetrels”

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GROUP IV - THE CARBON GROUP

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This group contains the following elements:
C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb

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GROUP IVA

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GROUP IVA
- This group are Allotropes and Amorphous

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CARBON

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GROUP IVA - CARBON
CRYSTALLINE:
- In its pure native form, and considered as the hardest substances and scored 10 on Mohr’s scale
- Its colorless, tinted or black crystal

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DIAMOND

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GROUP IVA - CARBON
CRYSTALLINE:
- Considered as soft, black shiny solid
- Its greek word “Graphein” = ‘to write’
- Utilized in lead pencils

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GRAPHITE

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GROUP IVA - CARBON
- Coal,charcoal, coke

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AMORPHOUS

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GROUP IVA - CARBON
- Known as ‘universal antidote’
- From destructive distillation of plant substances
- Adsorptive, used for the Treatment of stomach or intestinal disorders

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ACTIVATED CHARCOAL

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GROUP IVA - CARBON
- Originated from animal bone, purified by dissolving in HCl and water
- It is similar to activated charcoal but less adsorptive

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PURIFIED ANIMAL CHARCOAL

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GROUP IVA - CARBON
- Used with caution as Anthelminthic
- Main constituent of fire extinguishers

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CARBON TETRACHLORIDE

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GROUP IVA - CARBON
- Known as “carbonic acid gas”

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CARBON DIOXIDE

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GROUP IVA - CARBON
- Treatment of poisoning by CO, alcohol, methanol, morphine (Oxygen gas mixed with 5% CO2)

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CARBON DIOXIDE

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GROUP IVA - CARBON
- Remedy for skin disorder (e.g. acne, eczema, psoriasis, warts)

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CARBON DIOXIDE SNOW (dry ice)

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GROUP IVA - CARBON
- Solvent in rubber industry

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CARBON DISULFIDE

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GROUP IVA - SILICON
- Known as “Purified kieselguhr” and “Purified tripoli”; Diatomaceous Earth

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PURIFIED SILICEOUS EARTH

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GROUP IVA - SILICON
- A form of silica
- Used for absorbent and clarifying agent
- A polishing powder for metals

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PURIFIED SILICEOUS EARTH

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GROUP IVA - SILICON
- Known as “Silica”

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SILICON DIOXIDE

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GROUP IVA - SILICON
- Crystalline
- Amorphous
- Glass

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SILICON DIOXIDE

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GROUP IVA - SILICON
- Known as quartz
- Quartz with impurities = Gems

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CRYSTALLINE

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GROUP IVA - SILICON
- Agate, Jasper, Opal

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AMORPHOUS

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GROUP IVA - SILICON
- Mixture of various silicates

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GLASS

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GROUP IVA - SILICON
TYPE OF GLASS:
- Lead silicate + sodium silicate
- Known as the cheapest and common glass

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SOFT GLASS

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GROUP IVA - SILICON
TYPES OF GLASS:
- Potassium silicate + Mg/Al oxides
- Acid resistant

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HARD GLASS

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GROUP IVA - SILICON
TYPES OF GLASS:
- Low refraction, high dispersion (can dispense light)
- Used in making lenses for optical instruments
- Contains 50% lead

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FLINT GLASS

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GROUP IVA - SILICON
TYPES OF GLASS:
- High refraction, low dispersion

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CROWN GLASS

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GROUP IVA - SILICON
TYPES OF GLASS:
- Common in bottles
- Soft glass

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SODA LIME

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GROUP IVA - SILICON
TYPES OF GLASS:
- Very tough, lower coefficient for expansion
- Used in chemical glassware and cooking utensils

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BOROSILICATE GLASS

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GROUP IVA - GERMANIUM
- Stimulates formation of RBC (Erythrocytes)
Erythro = Red; Cytes = Cells
- Treatment of anemia (Hematinic)

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GERMANIUM DIOXIDE

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GROUP IVA
- Resistant to very weak acids and alkalis
- Used for household utensils, chemical apparatus

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TIN

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GROUP IVA - TIN
- Iron+tin (making tin cans)

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TINPLATE

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GROUP IVA - TIN
- For staphylococci infections
- For Dentrifice (Anti-cariogenic and Anti-cavities)

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STANNIC OXIDE

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GROUP IVA - TIN
- As dihydrate - Tin salt
- Used as mordant ( fixes the color/ the color stays)

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STANNOUS CHLORIDE

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GROUP IVA - TIN
- Known as “Fuming spirit of Libavius”

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STANNIC CHLORIDE

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GROUP IVA - TIN
- Known as “Artificial gold”

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STANNIC SULFIDE

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GROUP IVA
- Galena
- Used for plumbing, water pipes, making storage batteries and paint pigments

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LEAD

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GROUP IVA - LEAD
- Principal primary ore of lead

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GALENA

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GROUP IVA - LEAD
- Known as “Sugar of lead”

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LEAD ACETATE

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GROUP IVA - LEAD
- As Lotion - Astringent
- As Wash - Treatment of poison ivy

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LEAD ACETATE

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GROUP IVA - LEAD
- Known as “Goulard’s Extract” ; Extract of Saturn
- Used as Astringent and Anti-inflammatory

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LEAD SUBACETATE SOLUTION

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GROUP IVA - LEAD
- Known as “Lead water”

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DILUTED LEAD SUBACETATE SOLUTION

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GROUP IVA - LEAD
- Known as “Litharge” ; Lead monoxide

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LEAD OXIDE

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GROUP IVA - LEAD
- Used in preparation of Lead subacetate solution

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LEAD OXIDE

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GROUP IVA - LEAD
- Known as “White lead”

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LEAD CARBONATE

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GROUP IVA - LEAD
- White lead
- Used for paint pigment

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LEAD CARBONATE

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GROUP IVA - LEAD
- Known as “Cassel’s yellow”

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LEAD CHLORIDE

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GROUP IVA - LEAD
- Used as Astringent
- As pigment - “Cassel’s yellow”

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LEAD CHLORIDE

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GROUP IVA - LEAD
- Known as “King’s yellow”

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LEAD CHROMATE

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This group contains the elements:
- Ti, Ze, Hf, Ce, Th

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GROUP IVB- THE TITANIUM GROUP

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GROUP IVB- THE TITANIUM GROUP
- Known as “Sons of the earth”

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TITANIUM

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GROUP IVB- THE TITANIUM GROUP
- Alloys (combination of metals) with steels
- Used in aircraft, spacecraft, and missiles

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TITANIUM

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GROUP IVB- THE TITANIUM GROUP
- Used as white pigment in creams and paints (pharmaceutical paints)
- Ward off light rays
- Used for sun-screen preparations
- Opacifying agent in capsule and tablet coatings

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TITANIUM DIOXIDE

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GROUP IVB- THE TITANIUM GROUP
- This element and its salts have little to no medicinal/pharmaceutical importance

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ZIRCONIUM

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GROUP IVB- CERIUM
- Used as Antiemetic (emetic/emesis=vomiting), especially during early stages of pregnancy

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CERIUM OXALATE