Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Group I properties

Group I properties — practice question

Table 2.1 lists the elements present in the human body and shows each one’s percentage by mass.
(a(i))[1]

Name the non-metal element in Table 2.1 with the smallest percentage by mass.

(a(ii))[1]

Name one element in Table 2.1 that belongs to Period 4 of the Periodic Table.

(b)[1]

Name the compound that is formed from Mg$^{2+}$ ions and OH$^-$ ions.

(c)[2]

Describe what you see when aqueous sodium hydroxide is added one drop at a time to a solution containing calcium ions, and continue until sodium hydroxide is in excess. observations with dropwise addition of sodium hydroxide observations with excess sodium hydroxide

(d)[1]

Name one calcium salt that dissolves in water.

(e)[2]

Table 2.2 lists some properties of the Group I metals. Use the data in Table 2.2 to predict potassium's melting point and to state the observations when lithium reacts with water.

(f)[1]

State how the density of the Group I elements changes as you go down the group.

(g)[2]

Complete the symbol equation for this reaction. $\ldots\,\text{Na} + 2\text{H}_2\text{O} \rightarrow 2\text{NaOH} + \ldots$

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