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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

When lightning strikes during a thunderstorm, the rain that falls is a dilute solution of nitric acid (HNO3). Work with a partner to write a balanced chemical equation, including state symbols, to show how slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) added to the soil can neutralise nitric acid.

Important Questions on Group 2

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 11 - Group 2>Questions for discussion>Q 3
Justify which is the more important use of a Group 2 compound: making concrete or raising the pH of soil.
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 11 - Group 2>Question>Q 1

Give the general trend in the melting points going down Group 2. Which element breaks the trend?

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 11 - Group 2>Question>Q 1
Explain why the atoms in Group 2, as in any other group, get larger with increasing atomic number.
EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 11 - Group 2>Question>Q 1
State the charge you would expect the ions of Group 2 elements to carry.
EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 11 - Group 2>Question>Q 1

Predict whether the ions of group 2 elements will be larger or smaller than their atoms.

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 11 - Group 2>Question>Q 1
Radium (Ra) is a radioactive element found below barium at the bottom of Group 2. Working with a partner, apply your knowledge of trends in Group 2 to discuss and predict its melting point.
MEDIUM
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 11 - Group 2>Question>Q 1

Radium (Ra) is a radioactive element found below barium at the bottom of Group 2. Working with a partner, apply your knowledge of trends in Group 2 to discuss and predict its density.

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Chemistry for Cambridge International AS & A Level Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)>Chapter 11 - Group 2>Question>Q 1

Radium (Ra) is a radioactive element found below barium at the bottom of Group 2. Working with a partner, apply your knowledge of trends in Group 2 to discuss and predict its metallic radius.