Magnesium is an active metal; it burns in the form of powder, ribbons, and filaments to provide flashes of brilliant light. Why is it possible to use magnesium in construction?

Q: How does the Mineral Family- Oxides is used in everyday life and in Engineering activities?

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Q: How many types of boranes does boron forms?

A: Boranes are the compounds containing boron and hydrogen atoms. These types of compounds can be…

Q: Why do Selenium and tellurium occur in rare minerals?

A: The reason why Selenium and tellurium occur in rare minerals has to be given,

Q: sample of pig iron contains 3.4 % C, 2% Si, 2% P. The remainder being iron. Discuss briefly how…

A: Steel is important construction material and has high tensile strength. steel is used for making…

Q: Write a balanced equation to show the reaction between magnesium metal and aluminum chloride. What…

A: Write the balanced equation to show the reaction between magnesium metal and aluminum chloride. What…

Q: What are the sources of mercury?

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Q: Would you expect powdered solid aluminum to act as an oxidizing agent or as a reducing agent?

A: In acidic medium, In basic medium,

Q: Specify which MAGNESIUM alloys gain strength by cold deformation and aging, specify how the aging…

A: Cold formation is a method to strengthen the the metal below the recrystalline temperature. Mg alloy…

Q: In our experiment, Magnesium should be heated or burned gradually in a closed crucible? اختر احدى…

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Q: Consider the figures above , which most likely to be silicon doped with Galium? * A B D В O c

A: Which likely Si doped with Ga?

Q: Why metals like potassium and sodium can not be extracted by reduction of their oxides by carbon?

A: Potassium and Sodium are highly electropositive elements. They have positive oxidation state when…

Q: How does lime reduce sulfur dioxide emissions from the burning of coal?

A: Coal is primarily made up of carbon and it  is readily combustible. The colour of coal is…

Q: Why does silicon form only single bonds with oxygen but carbon, which is in the same family as…

A: Carbon atom is smaller than the silicon atom. Both carbon and silicon comes under the same group but…

Q: Cite and explain three reasons why ferrous alloys are used so extensively.

A: Three reasons why ferrous alloys are used so extensively have to be explained below.

Q: Describe the difference between regular charcoal and activated charcoal.

A: Charcoal is formed by burning carbon containing compounds under limited supply of oxygen.

Q: A sample of pig iron contains 3.4 % C, 2% Si, 2% P. The remainder being iron. Discuss briefly how…

A: Steel has high tensile strength. It is one of the most important construction materials. It is used…

Q: What chemical process is used for obtaining a metal from its oxide?

A: The chemical process used for obtaining metal from its oxide:

Q: Thortveitite is a mineral that contains the silicate ion [Si2O7]6-. The structure of this ion is…

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Q: A) if both sentences are true, (B) if both sentences are false, (C) if the first sentence is true…

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Q: Calculate the composition, in weight percent, of an alloy that contains 105 kg of iron, 0.2 kg of…

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Q: Why does silicon form only single bonds with oxygen but carbon, which is in the same family as…

A: The element which is more likely to be able to form double bond with oxygen is carbon. Because the…

Q: Why is boron oxide often added to silica glass?

A: Boron is used in glass manufacturing in the way that addition of boron oxide to glass help in…

Q: Chromium metal is obtained by reduction of chromium(III) oxide with powdered aluminum. The reaction…

A: Write the balanced equation for this reduction reaction--

Q: What are the clinical uses of iron preparations? Explain the use of sulfuric acid in the analysis?

A: We have to describe the clinical uses of iron preparations and also explain the use of sulfuric…

Q: Suppose you discovered a diamond completely encased in a silicate rock. How would you chemically…

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Q: Give reasons, why copper is used to make hot water tanks and not steel (an alloy of iron)

A: Copper is used to make hot water tanks. Steel reacts with steam.

Q: What mass of aluminum is produced by the decomposition of 5.0 kg Al2O3?

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Q: Why is boron limited to a maximum coordination number of four in its compounds?

A: The element Boron belongs to the p-block where the last electron must enter into the p-subshell. The…

Q: describe sodium borate and its uses.

A: Sodium borate is also known as borax and it is a mineral in nature and it is found naturally.The…

Q: Why is it possible for an active metal like aluminum to be useful as a structural metal?

A: Active metals are those metals which can react actively with all other substance.  The properties of…

Q: >Describe how red and black phosphorus are made from white phosphorus.

A: Preparation of red phosphorous is as follows,Generally, white phosphorus is unstable hence it…

Q: Why are the lanthanoid elements not found in nature in their elemental forms?

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Q: Give some chemical properties of ferric hydroxide

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Q: 3. Why might arsenic be able to substitute for phosphorus?

A: Arsenic is able to substitute phosphorus because both have  similar  chemical properties.

Q: What is the most simple silicate material, chemically?

A: The material which is ionic in nature and have Silicon and oxygen as their anion is known as…

Q: Define the term silicates?

A: Silicates are the compounds of Si and O.

Q: Silicon is prepared by the reduction of K₂SiF₆ with Al.Write the equation for this reaction.

A: The decomposition of K2SiF6 at the high temperature is shown below. K2SiF6→Heat2KF+SiF4

Q: Describe how boron is used in the nuclear industry.

A: Nuclear industry is related to nuclear reactions. Nuclear reactions deal with the exchange and…

Q: What is the chemical reaction between Titanium and Oxygen that makes them Titanium Dioxide?

A: The general method of production of titanium dioxide (TiO2) does not follow reaction of titanium and…

Q: Describe the differences in the allotropes of white and red phosphorus. Explain why red phosphorus…

A: White phosphorous:White phosphorous is made up of P4Possesses complicated network of bonding.Must…

Q: Although thermodynamically feasible, in practice, magnesium metal is not used for reduction of…

A: The objective of the question is to explain the reason that although thermodynamically feasible in…

Q: aluminium is most abundant in earth crust yet it is obtained from bauxite. why?

A: Though Aluminum is the most abundant in earth crust it is obtained from bauxite. Bauxite (ore) is…

Group 13 Elements

In the periodic table, group 13 elements exist in the first p-block. There are six elements present in group 13, which include boron (B), aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), indium (In), thallium (Tl), and element 113 (ununtrium, (Uut)). Group 13 elements are also designated as the boron family.