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Chapter 5, Problem 6E
The brilliance with which magnesium burns makes it ideal for use in marine flares and fireworks. Compare the mass of magnesium that burns with the mass of magnesium in the magnesium oxide ash that forms. Explain this in terms of atomic theory.
The white light in fireworks can
result from burning magnesium.
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Two main-group elements are highlighted in the outline of the Periodic Table below:
What can you say about these elements without knowing exactly which they are? Use that knowledge to answer the questions in the following table, if possible.
Important: do not try to figure out exactly which elements are marked, and then use your knowledge of the properties of each specific element. You don't need
to. You will also be marked wrong for any answer, correct or not, that can't be determined from the rough location of each marked element in the Periodic Table.
Element X
Element Y
Which element in the gas phase is
more likely to glow green or yellow in
a flame?
X 5
O Can't say without more information.
O Element X
Which element is more likely to form
an ionic compound with chlorine?
O Element Y
O Can't say without more information.
O Element X
Which element in the solid state is
probably brittle, so that it breaks
before bending?
Element Y
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Given the following information, determine which element of the periodic table is being described as element “X.” Report your answer. Explain your reasoning by addressing each piece of evidence given.
a. Element “X” is not a gas at room temperature and is best described as a metal in its only allotrope (elemental form).
b. When element “X” forms a cation, its atomic radius is smaller than that of neon (Ne) however, it is notable that element “X” does not form anions as partners in ionic compounds.
c. The 1st ionization energy of element “X” is greater than that of atomic aluminum (Al).
d. When element “X” is degraded in the presence of hydrogen chloride (HCl), a reaction ensues leaving an amorphous colorless substance. When analyzed, this substance is found to have formed in a 1:2 mole ratio of element “X” : chlorine. Once refined, this substance is useful as a cofactor in the PCR process for DNA amplification.
Chapter 5 Solutions
EBK INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY: AN ACTIVE L
Ch. 5 - Prob. 1ECh. 5 - List the major points in Daltons atomic theory.Ch. 5 - Show that the Daltons atomic theory explains the...Ch. 5 - How does Daltons atomic theory account for the Law...Ch. 5 - The chemical name for limestone, a compound of...Ch. 5 - The brilliance with which magnesium burns makes it...Ch. 5 - Sulfur and fluorine form at least two compounds...Ch. 5 - Prob. 8ECh. 5 - Advances in technology and science often progress...Ch. 5 - When J. J. Thomson measured the deflection of a...
Ch. 5 - Prob. 11ECh. 5 - What is meant by stating that the charge of an...Ch. 5 - How can we account for the fact that, in the...Ch. 5 - How can we account for the fact that most of the...Ch. 5 - What do we call the central part of an atom?Ch. 5 - What major conclusions were drawn from the...Ch. 5 - Describe the activity of electrons according to...Ch. 5 - The Rutherford experiment was performed and its...Ch. 5 - Compare the three major parts of an atom in charge...Ch. 5 - Prob. 20ECh. 5 - Can two different elements have the same atomic...Ch. 5 - Compare the number of protons and electrons in an...Ch. 5 - Explain why isotopes of different elements can...Ch. 5 - How many protons, neutrons and electrons are there...Ch. 5 - Prob. 25ECh. 5 - What advantage does the atomic mass unit have over...Ch. 5 - What is an atomic mass unit?Ch. 5 - The mass of an average atom of a certain element...Ch. 5 - The average mass of boron atoms is 10.81u. How...Ch. 5 - The atomic masses of the natural isotopes of neon...Ch. 5 - A certain element consists of two stable isotopes....Ch. 5 - The mass of 60.4 of the atoms of an element is...Ch. 5 - Isotopic data for boron allow the calculation of...Ch. 5 - Questions 31 through 36: Percentage abundances and...Ch. 5 - Questions 31 through 36: Percentage abundances and...Ch. 5 - Questions 31 through 36: Percentage abundances and...Ch. 5 - Questions 31 through 36: Percentage abundances and...Ch. 5 - Questions 31 through 36: Percentage abundances and...Ch. 5 - Prob. 40ECh. 5 - How many elements are in Period 5 of the periodic...Ch. 5 - Write the symbol of the element in each given...Ch. 5 - Prob. 43ECh. 5 - List the symbols of the elements of each of the...Ch. 5 - Using only a periodic table for reference, list...Ch. 5 - Prob. 46ECh. 5 - Write the atomic masses of helium and aluminum.Ch. 5 - Prob. 48ECh. 5 - Prob. 49ECh. 5 - Prob. 50ECh. 5 - Prob. 51ECh. 5 - Determine whether each statement that follows is...Ch. 5 - Prob. 53ECh. 5 - Sodium oxide and sodium peroxide are two compounds...Ch. 5 - Prob. 55ECh. 5 - The CRC Handbook, a large reference book of...Ch. 5 - The element lanthanum has two stable isotopes,...Ch. 5 - The atomic mass of lithium on a periodic table is...Ch. 5 - Prob. 59ECh. 5 - Prob. 60ECh. 5 - Prob. 61ECh. 5 - Prob. 62ECh. 5 - Prob. 5.1TCCh. 5 - Prob. 5.2TCCh. 5 - Prob. 5.3TCCh. 5 - Prob. 5.4TCCh. 5 - Prob. 5.5TCCh. 5 - Write a brief description of the relationships...Ch. 5 - Prob. 2CLECh. 5 - Prob. 3CLECh. 5 - Prob. 4CLECh. 5 - Prob. 5CLECh. 5 - Prob. 6CLECh. 5 - Prob. 7CLECh. 5 - What is the number of each type of subatomic...Ch. 5 - Naturally occurring lithium is composed of two...Ch. 5 - Prob. 3PECh. 5 - Prob. 4PECh. 5 - Prob. 5PE
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