Group 1: Basic Strength of These Hydroxides Increases As We Move Down The Group Li To Cs

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Group 1

melting points and boiling points fall as you go down the Group.
he metallic bond is weakened enough for the atoms to move around, and is
then broken completely when you boil the metal.
The fall in melting and boiling points reflects the fall in the strength of the
metallic bond.


The density tends to increase as you go down the Group (apart from the
fluctuation at potassium).

go down the Group, the carbonates become more thermally stable.(similarly
hyderogen carbonates and nitrates)
Group 1 compounds will need to be heated more strongly than those in Group
2 because the Group 1 ions are less polarising.

Group 1 compounds tend to be more soluble than the corresponding ones in
Group 2
Solubility of the carbonates increases as you go down Group 1.
Solubility of the hydroxides increases as you go down Group 1.
basic strength of these hydroxides increases as we move down the group Li to Cs.

Group 2
You will see that (apart from where the smooth trend is broken by
magnesium) the melting point falls as you go down the Group.
The hydroxides aren't very soluble, but they get more soluble as you go down
the Group.
The sulphates become less soluble as you go down the Group
The carbonates tend to become less soluble as you go down the Group.
Group 2 carbonates are virtually insoluble in water.
The carbonates become more stable to heat as you go down the Group.
The nitrates also become more stable to heat as you go down the
Group.
Solubility of the hydroxides

The hydroxides become more soluble as you go down
Group II

Solubility of sulfates

The sulfates become less soluble as you go down
Group II

Solubility of carbonates

The carbonates become less soluble as you go down
Group II



The hydroxides are Bronsted bases. Mg(OH)
2
is insoluble in water but the solubility and the strength
basicity increases going down the group
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