Group 2 Carbonates & Nitrates Thermal decomposition is the breakdown of a compound into two or more different substances using heat Thermal decomposition of carbonates The Group 2 carbon...
Group 2 Hydroxides & Sulfates Group 2 hydroxides Going down the group, the solutions formed from the reaction of Group 2 oxides with water become more alkaline When the oxides are dissol...
Group 2 Elements Reactions with water and oxygen The reaction of group 2 metals with oxygen follows the following general equation: 2M (s) + O2 (g) → 2MO (s) Where M is any metal in group 2 ...
Ionisation Energy Chemical trends All elements in Group 2 (also called alkali earth metals) have two electrons in their outermost principal quantum shell All Group 2 metals can form ionic co...
Writing Chemical Formulae Oxidation numbers are a useful tool for naming compounds as some elements can exist with more than one oxidation number For compound with two elements it is straigh...
Disproportionation Disproportionation reactions A disproportionation reaction is a reaction in which the same species is simultaneously oxidised and reduced Example of a disproportion reacti...
Electron Transfer & Change in Oxidation Number Oxidation and reduction in a reaction can be demonstrated in terms of electron transfer For example: 2NH3 + 3Br2 → N2 + 6HBr The oxidation ...
Defining Oxidation Number There are three definitions of oxidation and reduction used in different branches of chemistry Oxidation and reduction can be used to describe any of the following...
Deducing Kc Expressions Equilibrium expression & constant The equilibrium expression links the equilibrium constant, Kc, to the concentrations of reactants and products at equilibrium ta...
