Group 1, Alkali Metals, consists of the elements: lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), cesium (Cs), and francium (Fr). Alkali Metals are highly reactive metals. They share the same physical and chemical properties. A similar physical property is that they are soft, and have low boiling and melting temperatures. Plus, Li, K, and Na have lower densities than water. Another physical property, they have weak metallic bonding. Some chemical properties which make these elements similar are that they are strong reducing agents. The combination with oxygen will oxidize the metals. This is why they are stored in oil (ex: Sodium (Na) is stored in mineral oil).
Group 2 are the Alkaline Earth Metals. This group consists of the elements: beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), and radium (Ra). Alkaline Earth Metals are high in reactivity, but not as high as the Group 1, the Alkali Metals. The elements in Group 2 have similar physical and chemical properties. A physical property they share is that they have higher melting points. As well as being denser, and harder than potassium (K), and sodium (Na). Group 2's chemical properties include that the elements increasingly become electropositive. Another chemical property the group has is the elements are dominated by the strong reducing power of the metals.
Group 17, Halogens, consists of the elements: fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), and astatine (At). Halogens are a group of non-metals. The similar physical properties that they share is the halogens will become diatomic molecules when stored or in a room temperature space. Diatomic molecules are molecules consisted of only two atoms. But are the same or different chemi...
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b) The electrons of transition metal ions are easily excited and consequently absorbed in the visible region i.e. these ions give colored compounds.
Lithium (Li), the third element on the periodic table, has a soft texture and a silver-white color. This element has an atomic number of three, and is located on the periodic table in the second period of the first group. In addition to being the first alkali metal on the periodic table, lithium is also the lightest metal; its weight is about 6.941 atomic mass units (AMU). Because it is a metal, lithium is mainly used in ionic bonds. Its common compounds include lithium hydride (LiH), lithium nitride (Li3N), lithium carbonate (Li2CO3), lithium hydroxide (LiOH), and lithium fluoride (LiF). Lithium is the thirty-third most abundant element and makes up a very small portion of the Earth’s crust. However, due to its high reactivity, it does not naturally occur in its pure form.
The purpose of this lab was to understand the relationship between emission spectra and atomic structure using small samples of 7 chloride salts of different metals. Emission spectra(or line spectra) is a collection of wavelengths representing different energies. Electrons in an atom occupy different energy levels and are in the ground state when they are at a low energy level. When they start to enter a higher energy level after gaining energy, they start to enter their excited state. Once in their excited state, they proceed to go back to their respective energy level by emitting light in the form of a
The oxide of aluminum is amphoteric—showing both acidic and basic properties. The most important compounds include the oxide, hydroxide, sulfate, and mixed sulfate compounds. Anhydrous aluminum chloride is important in the oil and synthetic-chemical industries. Many gemstones—ruby and sapphire, for example—consist mainly of crystalline aluminum oxide.
These are the physical properties of lead. It is a metal which is usually a bluish white color. It is capable of being shaped or bent. It has poor transmission of heat or electricity It is quite soft and can be stretched without breaking.
The symbol “As” from the periodic table, belongs to the chemical element Arsenic. Its located in group 15, period 4, and is clasificat as semi-metals. Arsenic’s atomic number is 33, and has a density of 5.776 grams per cubic centimeter. Arsenic melting point is 1090 K (817°C or 1503°F) and the boiling point is 887 K (614°C or 1137°F). The element specific gravities are 1.97 and 5.73, they are respectively to his two solid modifications: yellow, and grey (or metallic). Arsenic’s appearance is steel grey, very brittle, crystalline, and is classified as a semi-metal since it has properties of both.
In chemistry, out of all the elements on the periodic table, there are a few that stand out because of certain characteristics, Gallium is one of these elements. On the periodic table, Gallium has the symbol Ga and atomic number 31. Gallium is a metal that has uses in such things as, medical, industrial, and everyday life.
An elements¡¦ reaction to certain substances may be predicted by its placement on the Periodic Table of Elements. Across a period, an element on the left will react with more vigor than one on the right, of the same period. Vertically, as elements are sectioned into groups, the reaction of each element increases as you move down in the same group. With this in mind, the reactions of the substances involved in this experiment may be hypothesized, observed, and validated.
The name comes from the Latin word alumen, for the mineral alum. The electron configuration is [Ne] 3s2 3p1. The element looks solid at room temperature and is a classification of other metals. Its crystal structure is cubic. Aluminum is not an element found in nature, it is found in the earth’s crust which is 8.2 percent of it. Aluminum is obtained from rocks called bauxite. It is the most available element. In the beginning, scientist suspected it was in the earth’s crust. There were many chemists who produced aluminum. The very first was Hans Christian Oersted in 1825. Its color is silvery-white with a bluish tint. The element is soft but it becomes strong and hard when combined with other elements. The atomic number of it is 13, which means that the atom has 13 protons therefore 13 electrons. It has 14 neutrons. The atomic weight is 26.98154. The melting point is 660.37 degrees Celsius. The boiling point is 2467 degrees Celsius. As for the atomic structure, the element has three energy levels. The first has 2, the second has 8 and the third has 3.
Feldspar and Olivine are two silicate minerals commonly found on the Earth’s surface, their chemical formulas are KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 –CaAl2Si2O8 for feldspars and (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 for olivine. Olivine is a nesosilicate, whereas feldspars are a group of tectosilicates, both minerals are anhydrous, since they contain no water in their chemical structure. Feldspars hold differing quantities of different elements, such as potassium, calcium, and sodium; making them classifiable in terms of composition, for instance, NaAlSi3O8 is Albite, while CaAl2Si2O8 is referred to as Anorthite.
The alkaline earth metals are an interesting group of elements that have many properties and uses in this world. To learn about them will help one learn more about the world around them. These metals are soft, shiny, silvery, and very reactive; although they are not as reactive as the alkali metals, the group of elements right next to them. Speaking of groups, the alkaline earth metals are in the left side and in group 2 of the periodic table. When forming ions, the alkaline metals usually lose 2 electrons to get a positive 2 charge and become more stable. This allows them to take part in ionic bonds, mostly with the halogen family because halogens are negatively charged in their ionic form. Because the alkaline metals are positively charged, they attract and form ionic bonds.
First, rhodium is one of the platinum group metals along with the other elements ruthenium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and platinum. It is considered a member of the transition metals family and is generally classified as a metal. On the periodic table it is located in group nine, period five (Thomas Jefferson NAF).
Gold is the “noblest'; of the noble metals (gold, platinum, palladium, and rhodium), so termed because of their inertness, or reluctance to enter into chemical reactions. Gold will not react with common acids but is attacked by a three-to-one mixture of hydrochloric and nitric acids. This combination is called aqua regia because it reacts with the so-called royal metal. Gold will not combine directly with oxygen, but oxides may be formed indirectly. Gold will also combine with the halogens (fluorine, chlorine bromine, and iodine) and with the cyanides.
Metalloids on the other hand have properties of both nonmetals and metals and they are found between the border that differentiates metals and nonmetals. Then, we have the nonmetals, Halogens and The Noble gases. Moreover, The halogens are group 17 and all halogens have 7 electrons in the outer energy shell so they become very very active because they really want to gain an electron to have a full outer shell. Finally, we have the Noble gases which are found in group 18. They are simply non-reactive because they all have 8 electrons in their outer shell making them full energy levels. Finally, the periodic table also tells us the ionic charge or the common charge of an atom. One needs to memorize that for group 1 in the periodic table it has a +1 charge and group 2 has a +2 charge then skipping to group 13 you also add a plus 3 charge; however, group 14 has a plus or minus 4 ionic charge. Then, you start using the (-) sign after group 14. So for group 15 it’s gonna be a -3 charge and so on and so forth, until you end up with 0 in group 18 as the Noble Gases do not have any charge. As for the transition metals they sort of have more than one ionic
Spectroscopy can help identify elements and compounds and elucidate the atomic and molecular structure by measuring the radiant energy absorbed or emitted by a substance at characteristic wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum on excitation by an external energy source. UV-Vis Spectroscopy is a technique useful for identification of organic and inorganic species and can be used for identification (qualitiative ana...