The S Block Elements
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This is due to the reason that potassium bicarbonate (KHCO3) formed as an intermediate (when CO2 gas is passed through ammoniated solution of potassium chloride) is highly soluble in water and cannot be separated by filtration.
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(a) Alkali metals have low ionization enthalpies.
They have a strong tendency to lose 1 electron to form unipositive ions. Thus they show an oxidation state of +1 and are strongly electropositive.
(b) Valence electrons of alkali metals like Na and K easily absorb energy from the
flame and are excited to higher energy levels. When these electrons return to the ground state, the energy is emitted in the form of light.
Magnesium atom has small size so electrons are strongly bound to the nucleus. [ Thus they need large amount of energy for excitation of electrons to higher
energy levels which is not possible in Bunsen flame.
(c)Due to the sma
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(a) Due to its the lowest ionization energy, Cs is considered as the most electropositive element.
(b) Lithium cannot be used in making photoelectric cells because out of all the alkali metals it has the highest ionization energy and thus cannot emit electrons when exposed to light.
(c) Due to small size, lithium does not form alums
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Beryllium carbonate is unstable and decomposes to give beryllium oxide and carbon dioxide.
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The loosely held s-electron in the outermost valence shell of these elements makes them the most electropositive metals which readily give ions, M+ or M2+.
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Li+ has maximum degree of hydration due to its small size and for this reason lithium salts are mostly hydrated.
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Hydration energy decreases down the group from Be to Ba and lattice energy remains almost constant.
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Lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and Francium are group I elements and collectively known as the alkali metals.
They are called as the alkali metals because they form hydroxides on reaction with water which are strongly alkaline in nature.
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The ionic radius of Be2+ is estimated to be 31 pm; the charge/radius ratio is nearly the same as that of the Al3+ ion. Hence beryllium resembles aluminium in some ways. Some ofthe similarities are:
(i) Like aluminium, beryllium is not readily attacked by acids because of the presence of an oxide film on the surface of the metal.
(ii) Beryllium hydroxide dissolves in excess of alkali to give a beryllate ion, [Be (OH)4]2– just as aluminium hydroxide gives aluminate ion, [Al (OH)4]–.
(iii) The chlorides of both beryllium and aluminium have Cl– bridged chloride structure in vapour phase. Both the chlorides are solubl
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