Group 2: Thermal Decomposition of Nitrates & Carbonates Thermal decomposition?is the breakdown of a compound into two or more different substances using?heat Thermal decomposition of carbonates...
Reactions of Group 2 Oxides, Hydroxides & Carbonates Reactions of Group 2 oxides with water All Group 2 oxides are?basic, except for BeO which is?amphoteric?(it can act both as an acid and base...
Reactions of Group 2 Elements The Group 2 elements react with oxygen, water and dilute acids Group 2 reactions table Group 2 reactions with oxygen & water chemical equations Group 2 reactions w...
Periodicity: Predicting Position & Properties If the?chemical?and?physical?properties?of an element are known, the?position?of that element in the Periodic Table can be predicted Similarly, pre...
Bonding in Period 3 Chlorides & Oxides Period 3 chlorides The bonding and structure of the Period 3 elements are summarised in the table below: The table shows that?Na,?Mg?and?Al?are metallic e...
Period 3: Trends in Electronegativity & Bonding Electronegativity Electronegativity?is the power of an element to draw the electrons towards itself in a covalent bond Going?across?the period, t...
Reaction of Period 3 Chlorides & Water Chlorides of Period 3 elements show characteristic behaviour when added to water which can be explained by looking at their?chemical bonding?and?structure...
Acid / Base Behaviour of Period 3 Oxides & Hydroxides Period 3 oxides Aluminium oxide is?amphoteric?which means that it can act both as a base (and react with an acid such as HCl) and an acid (...
Period 3: Oxides Reactions with oxygen & chlorine Reaction of Period 3 elements with oxygen table Reaction of Period 3 elements with chlorine table Reaction of sodium & magnesium with water...
