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CHEMISTRY
Periodic Table & Energy
Group 2

Worksheet PAPER 2

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1
 Atoms, Bonds and Groups
Group 2

1. Magnesium and strontium are in Group 2 of the Periodic Table.

(i) When reacted with oxygen, magnesium forms a white powder called magnesium
oxide.

Write the equation for the reaction of magnesium with oxygen.

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(ii) Magnesium reacts with dilute acids.

Describe what you would expect to see when magnesium ribbon is added to an
excess of dilute hydrochloric acid.

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(iii) Strontium reacts in a similar way to magnesium.

Describe one difference you might observe if strontium, instead of magnesium,

was reacted with dilute hydrochloric acid.

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2. The Group 2 element barium, Ba, is silvery white when pure but blackens when
exposed to air.

The blackening is due to the formation of both barium oxide and barium nitride. The
nitride ion is N3–.

(a) Predict the formula of:

barium oxide ............................... barium nitride ...............................

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 (b) A 0.11 g sample of pure barium was added to 100 cm3 of water.

Ba(s) + 2H2O(l) → Ba(OH)2(aq) + H2(g)

(i) Show that 8.0 × 10−4 mol of Ba were added to the water.

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(ii) Calculate the volume of hydrogen, in cm3, produced at room temperature

and pressure.

volume = ....................................................... cm3

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(iii) Calculate the concentration, in mol dm−3, of the Ba(OH)2(aq) solution

formed.

concentration = ............................................... mol dm−3

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(iv) State the approximate pH of the Ba(OH)2(aq) solution.

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 (c) A student repeated the experiment in (b) using a 0.11 g sample of barium that
had blackened following exposure to the air.

Suggest why the volume of hydrogen produced would be slightly less than the
volume collected using pure barium.

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(d) Describe and explain the trend, down the group, in the reactivity of the Group 2
elements with water.

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[Total 12 marks]

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 3. When heated strongly, CaCO3 decomposes.

Write an equation, including state symbols, for the thermal decomposition of CaCO3.

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4. Calcium oxide reacts with water and with nitric acid.

State the formula of the calcium compound formed when:

(i) calcium oxide reacts with water, .............................................................

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(ii) calcium oxide reacts with nitric acid. ........................................................

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5. A student prepared an aqueous solution of calcium chloride by reacting calcium with

hydrochloric acid.

Ca(s) + 2HCl(aq) → CaCl2(aq) + H2(g)

(i) Using oxidation numbers, show that this is a redox reaction.

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 (ii) The student had added the exact amount of calcium required to react with the
hydrochloric acid used. After carrying out the experiment, the student accidentally
added some more calcium. The student was surprised that the extra calcium still
reacted.

Explain this observation. Include an equation in your answer.

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