Testing Period 3 Oxides (AQA A-Level Chemistry): Quizzes
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Which type of oxide do the metallic Period 3 elements form?
Which type of oxide do the metallic Period 3 elements form?
Ionic oxides
What colour flame is observed when sodium burns in oxygen?
What colour flame is observed when sodium burns in oxygen?
Bright yellow
What colour flame is observed when magnesium burns in oxygen?
What colour flame is observed when magnesium burns in oxygen?
Bright white
What is the approximate pH of sodium oxide dissolved in water?
What is the approximate pH of sodium oxide dissolved in water?
13-14
What is the nature of aluminium oxide ()?
What is the nature of aluminium oxide ()?
Amphoteric
What is the approximate pH of phosphorus pentoxide dissolved in water?
What is the approximate pH of phosphorus pentoxide dissolved in water?
1-2
What colour flame is observed when sulfur burns in oxygen?
What colour flame is observed when sulfur burns in oxygen?
Blue
What special property does white phosphorus exhibit in air?
What special property does white phosphorus exhibit in air?
Spontaneously ignites