Inorganic Chemistry #4: Trends in the Group 2 Metals (Slides and Student Led Tasks)

LESSON OBJECTIVE: Understand and describe the trends in the physical and chemical properties of the Group 2 Metals.

In this lesson we investigate the trends observed in the Group 2 metals physical properties, including atomic radius, melting point and density, and begin to discuss the properties in their chemical properties. This is lesson four in our inorganic chemistry series for Unit 10: Group 2 (from the Cambridge International AS Chemistry Curriculum (9701) 2019-2021 curriculum).

Learning Outcomes:
(taken from the Cambridge International AS and A Level Chemistry (9701) 2019-2021 curriculum)
10.1 Similarities and trends in the properties of the Group 2 metals, magnesium to barium, and their compounds
a) describe the reactions of the elements with oxygen, water and dilute acids

b) describe the behaviour of the oxides, hydroxides and carbonates with water and dilute acids

d) interpret, and make predictions from, the trends in physical and chemical properties of the elements and their compounds