Course Tasks

Chemistry of Non Metal Elements

Meeting-11

Direction:
Answer the questions below!

1. The following set up of three test-tubes was used to investigate rusting of iron.
Study it and answer the questions that follow.

a. Give a reason why rusting did not occur in test-tube C.

b. Aluminium is used to protect iron sheets from rusting. Explain two ways in which
aluminium protects iron from rusting.

2. The oxides of elements A and B have the properties shown in the table below. (the
letters do not represent the actual symbols of elements)

A B
Gasesous at room temperature Solid at room temperature
Dissolve in water to form an acidic Dissolve in water to form an alkaline
solution. solution.

Give one example of elements A and B and write the overall reactions of each!
3. The octet rule states that atoms below atomic number 20 tend to combine so that
they each have eight electrons in their valence shells, which gives them the same
electronic configuration as a noble gas. The rule is applicable to the main- group
elements, especially carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and the halogens, but also to metals
such as sodium and magnesium.
a. Write the electron configuration of oxygen. How is oxygen fulfill oktet rules!
b. Write the configuration of carbondioxide. How is the molecule fulfill oktet rules!

4. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a weakly acidic, colourless liquid, miscible with

water in all proportions. It is the simplest peroxide (molecules containing two
oxygen atoms covalently bonded to one another) and is commercially available in
aqueous solution over a wide concentration range. How do we produce Hidrogen
Peroxide? What is the main properties?
5. Oxygen is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas at ordinary temperatures. It is
slightly denser than air. Although it is only slightly soluble in water (49 mL of gas
dissolves in 1 L at STP), oxygen’s solubility is very important to aquatic life.
Oxygen is essential in combustion processes such as the burning of fuels. Plants and
animals use the oxygen from the air in respiration. The administration of
oxygen-enriched air is an important medical practice when a patient is receiving an
inadequate supply of oxygen because of shock, pneumonia, or some other illness.
How do we produced oxygen in the laboratorium! Explain!