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What charge do Group II metals form when they react?
2+
ions
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Why do Group II metals lose two electrons?
To achieve a
full outer shell
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How does the atomic radius of Group II metals change down the group?
It
increases
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What causes the atomic radius to increase down the group?
Additional electron shells
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What effect does increased electron shielding have on reactivity?
It makes
outer electrons
easier to lose
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How does reactivity change down the Group II metals?
It
increases
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What happens to the first ionization energy of Group II metals down the group?
It
decreases
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Why does the first ionization energy decrease down the group?
Greater
atomic radius
and increased
shielding
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How does the melting point of Group II metals change down the group?
It
decreases
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Why do melting points decrease down the group?
Weaker
attractive forces
over greater
distances
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What do Group II metals produce when they
react
with water?
A metal
hydroxide
and
hydrogen
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Why are Group II metals known as alkali metals?
They form
alkaline
solutions
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What is the oxidation state of magnesium when it reacts with water?
+
2
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How does magnesium react with liquid water compared to steam?
Very
slowly
with liquid,
faster
with steam
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What flame color does magnesium produce when reacting with steam?
Bright white
flame
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What is the product formed when magnesium reacts with steam?
Magnesium
oxide
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How does solubility of Group II hydroxides change down the group?
It
increases
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What is the least soluble Group II hydroxide?
Magnesium
hydroxide
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What is the most soluble Group II hydroxide?
Barium
hydroxide
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How is magnesium hydroxide used in medicine?
As an
antacid
to neutralize acids
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What happens to the solubility of Group II sulfates down the group?
It
decreases
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What is the most soluble Group II sulfate?
Magnesium
sulfate
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What is the least soluble Group II sulfate?
Barium sulfate
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Why is barium sulfate useful in medicine?
It is
insoluble
and safe for
imaging
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What does barium chloride test for?
Sulfate ions
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What precipitate forms when barium chloride reacts with sulfate ions?
White precipitate of
barium sulfate
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How is magnesium used in metal extraction?
To extract titanium from
titanium chloride
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What does calcium oxide react with to remove pollutants?
Sulfur dioxide
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What products are formed when calcium oxide reacts with sulfur dioxide?
Calcium sulfite
and water
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