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Interactions Of Group 1 And 2 Elements And Their Compounds Lab Report

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Stage 1 Chemistry
Reactions of Group I and II Elements and Their Compounds.
Results:
Reactions of Group I Elements
Chemical Observations Appearance Colour when Phenolphthalein was added
Lithium Before added to the H²O it had already acted with the oxygen creating lithium oxide. When added to the H2O the piece of Lithium starts to bubble (sizzle), produces heat, and dissolves . Looks like a piece of chalk, and is grey/silver in the middle once it has been cut open. Very soft to cut. Turns to Lithium Hydroxide as the H2O turns pink.
Sodium and Phenolphthalein When added to the H2O the small piece of Sodium goes out of control (spazzes), rolls on top of the H2O, produces heat and melts. Makes a loud buzzing sound and also turns into Looks like …show more content…

dissolved slightly and the liquid went a milky colour

Compounds of group 1 elements
Chemical Symbol Appearance pH level/Colour Reaction with H2O
Sodium Chloride NaCl White powder salt pH7, green Dissolves very slowly
Sodium Carbonate Na²COз Powder salt. Colourless when added to water pH11, Dark Purple Dissolves at a medium speed
Potassium Carbonate K²COз Wet salt like substance pH10, Purple Goes cloudy, and dissolves at a medium speed
Potassium Chloride KCl Dry/hard salt pH7, green Colourless, dissolves fast
Potassium sulphate K²SO4 White crystal like substance Ph6.5, yellow/green Liquid stays colourless, dissolves very slow
Sodium thiosulfate- pentahydrate Na2S2O3 Clear crystal pH9, blue Dissolves at a medium speed
Lithium chloride LiCl Solid white salt pH9.5, Blue/Purple Dissolves, and stays colourless
Sodium hydroxide NaOH Hard white salt pH11, Dark Purple Dissolves slowly
Potassium hydroxide KOH Soft white salt pH11, Dark purple Dissolves fast, goes …show more content…

Water goes powdery
Magnesium carbonate MgCO3 White powder like substance pH9.5 Doesn’t dissolve goes milky
Magnesium oxide MgO White powder like substance pH9.8 Doesn’t dissolve. Liquid is powdery and clear.
Barium Chloride BaCl2 White sugar like substance pH7 Dissolves into a clear liquid
Barium Hydroxide Ba(OH)2 White powder like substance pH11 Doesn’t dissolve water is clear but powdery
Calcium Chloride CaCl2 White small rock like substance pH11 Sticky, dissolvable
Magnesium sulphate MgSO4 Clear crystal like substance pH7.2 Dissolves and water stays clear
Barium carbonate BaCO3 White/yellow power like substance pH7.8 Doesn’t dissolve, water goes milky/clear
Magnesium Chloride MgCl2 Salt Shape like substance pH8.2 Dissolvable water stayed clear

Discussion:
The lower the metal is in the group the faster it will react with water. This was seen to be true for both groups one and two. In all cases the metals reacted to form Hydrogen Gas ad a solution that was alkaline. Down the group the electronegativity decreases which results in a metal element losing its valance electrons more easily and hence reacting more

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