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S-Block Elements: Key Concepts & Questions

This chemistry worksheet contains questions about the s-block elements. It asks about the properties of alkali metals and their salts, including their reaction with flames, reducing power, and solutions in liquid ammonium. It also asks about the different types of oxides formed by alkali metals, and properties of their fluorides, iodides, and carbonates. Additional questions cover the reactions of group 1 and 2 elements with water, air, and other substances; and how their solubility and reactivity changes down the groups.

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S-Block Elements: Key Concepts & Questions

This chemistry worksheet contains questions about the s-block elements. It asks about the properties of alkali metals and their salts, including their reaction with flames, reducing power, and solutions in liquid ammonium. It also asks about the different types of oxides formed by alkali metals, and properties of their fluorides, iodides, and carbonates. Additional questions cover the reactions of group 1 and 2 elements with water, air, and other substances; and how their solubility and reactivity changes down the groups.

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CHEMISTRY WORKSHEET

UNIT 10: THE S-BLOCK ELEMENTS

1. Alkali metals and their salts impart color to the flame. Why?
2. Li has the highest reducing power. Why?
3. Solution of alkali metals in liquid ammonia is blur in colour. Why? What is the magnetic
character exhibited by the solution?
4. What are the three type of oxides formed by alkali metals? Why is superoxide formed only
with K, Rb or Cs?
5. Why is KO2 paramagnetic?
6. Account for the low solubility of (a) Lithium fluoride and (b) Cesium iodide, in water.
7. LiF is insoluble in water while LiCl is not only soluble in water, but also in acetone. Why?
8. Lithium iodide is covalent in nature. Why?
9. What are oxo-acids? Give examples.
10. Lithium carbonate is not stable to heat. Why?
11. Solid hydrogen carbonates are not formed by lithium and magnesium. Why?
12. What happens when (a) sodium metal is dropped in water (b) sodium metal is heated in a
free supply of air (c) sodium peroxide dissolves in water
13. What are the products formed when (a) Lithium nitrate and (b) Sodium nitrate are heated?
14. Cesium is used in photoelectric cells. Why?
15. Potassium carbonate cannot be prepared by Solvay process. Why?
16. Differentiate between washing soda, soda ash, caustic soda and baking soda.
17. A solution of sodium carbonate is alkaline in nature. Why?
18. Why is baking soda used in fire extinguishers?
19. Be and Mg do not impart colour to the flame. Why?
20. Ca, Sr and Ba are stored in paraffin, while Be and Mg are not. Why?
21. How will you distinguish between BeSO4 and BaSO4?
22. What are the products formed when Magnesium nitrate decompose?
23. Account for the following: - (a) Why does the solubility of alkaline earth metal hydroxides in
water increases down the group? (b) Why does the solubility of alkaline earth metal
carbonates and sulphates in water decreases down the group?
24. What is (a) slaking of lime (b) lime water (c) milk of lime (d) dead burnt plaster (e) cement?
25. What happens when (a) quick lime is heated with silica (b) CO 2 is passed through
limewater for long time (c) milk of lime react with chlorine (d) limestone heated to above
1200K

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