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Properties of the Elements

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Total cards: 15•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Elemental form of Nitrogen

Back (Answer)

Gas (N2)

#2
Front (Question)

Elemental form of group 15 (i.e. pnictogens) from Phosphorus to Bismuth.

Back (Answer)

Soilds

#3
Front (Question)

Elemental form of oxygen

Back (Answer)

Dioxygen (gas)

#4
Front (Question)

This class of compounds react with water to generate protons.

Back (Answer)

Acidic Oxides​ (Non-Metals) NO2+ H2O —> HNO3 + H+

#5
Front (Question)

This class of compounds react with water to generate protons.

Back (Answer)

Acidic Oxides​ (Non-Metals) NO2+ H2O —> HNO3 + H+

#6
Front (Question)

This class of compounds react with water to generate hydroxide.

Back (Answer)

Basic oxides MgO + H2O —> Mg(OH)2 Fe2O3 + 3H2O —-> 2 Fe(OH)3

#7
Front (Question)

This class of compounds react with water (most do, a few do not) always generate acidic solutions.

Back (Answer)

Covalent oxides e.g. BeO

#8
Front (Question)

This class of compounds always react with water to generate basic solutions

Back (Answer)

Ionic oxides e.g. ZnO , MnO2​

#9
Front (Question)

A compound that can chemically react as either acid or base.

Back (Answer)

Amphoterism • Al2O3 + 2NaOH —-> 2NaAlO2 + H2O (acts as an acid)* • Al2O3 + 6 HCl —-> 2 AlCl3 + 6H2O (acts as a base)*

#10
Front (Question)

A compound that can chemically react as either acid or base.

Back (Answer)

Amphoterism • Al2O3 + 2NaOH —-> 2NaAlO2 + H2O (acts as an acid)* • Al2O3 + 6 HCl —-> 2 AlCl3 + 6H2O (acts as a base)*

#11
Front (Question)

The prefix and suffix that denotes the lowest oxidation state of the central atom of a given oxo compound

Back (Answer)

Hypo​-**basename**-ous​/ite e.g. HOBr—>Hypo​bromous acid (acid form) BrO- —-> Hypo**brom**ite(base form)

#12
Front (Question)

The prefix and suffix that denotes the highest oxidation state of the central atom of a given oxo compound

Back (Answer)

per​-**basename-**ate/ic e.g. ClO4− —>per**chlor**ate (base form) HClO4 —–> per**chlor**ic acid (acid form)

#13
Front (Question)

For polyprotic oxoacids the acidity _______ as each successive proton is removed Increases or decreases

Back (Answer)

Decreases HCO3− (10.3) vs H2CO3(3.6)

#14
Front (Question)

For an oxoacids of a given central atom the acidity _____ with the central element’s oxidation state. Increases or decreases

Back (Answer)

Increases HOCl (7.5) vs HClO2 (1.94) +1 ox. state vs +3 ox. state (Pauling’s Rules for Oxo Acids)

#15
Front (Question)

In a homologous series the acidity _______with the electronegativity of the central atom. Increases or decreases

Back (Answer)

Increases HOCl (7.5) vs HOBr (8.7)