Chemical Properties and Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Chemical Properties and Trends in Chemical Reactivity
The anomalous behaviour of oxygen, like other members of the p-block present in the...
Oxidation States
Negative and Positive Oxidation state:
The elements of Group 16 exhibit a number of oxidation states (Above Table).
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Group 16 Elements General Properties
Group 16 Element
Oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium and polonium constitute Group 16 of the periodic table.
This is...
Phosphine, Phosphorus Trichloride, Phosphorus pentachloride
Phosphorus forms two types of halides, PX3 (X = F, Cl, Br, I) and PX5 (X = F, Cl, Br).
Phosphorus...
Phosphorus
Phosphorus
Phosphorus is an essential constituent of elements and plants. It has many allotropic forms; the important ones are:
White phosphorus
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Nitric acid- HNO3
Nitric acid
Nitric acid is the most important oxoacid formed by nitrogen. It is a colourless liquid. In the gaseous state, HNO3 exists as a...
Oxides of Nitrogen
Oxides of nitrogen
Nitrogen forms a total of five oxides from +1 oxidation states to +5 oxidation state. The five oxides of nitrogen are N2O,...
Ammonia – Preparation and Properties
Ammonia
Ammonia molecule is trigonal pyramidal with the nitrogen atom at the apex. It has 3 bond pairs and 1 lone pair. N is sp3...
Dinitrogen – Preparation and Properties
Preparation of Dinitrogen
By heating a mixture of NH4Cl and NaNO2. N2 is collected by the downward displacement of water.
By treating an...
Chemical Properties and Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Chemical Properties and Trends in Chemical Reactivity
Like the first member of other groups, Nitrogen differs from the rest of the...