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Solubility of Group 2 Compounds: Hydroxides & Sulfates
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What is the trend in solubility of Group 2 hydroxides down the group from Mg to Ba?

Increases

What is the trend in solubility of Group 2 sulfates down the group from Mg to Ba?

Decreases

How is magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2Mg(OH)_{2}, best described in terms of its solubility in water?

Sparingly soluble

What is the common name for magnesium hydroxide when used as an antacid?

Milk of magnesia

What is the solution of calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2Ca(OH)_{2}, commonly known as?

Limewater

Which Group 2 hydroxide is highly soluble and forms a strong alkaline solution?

Ba(OH)2Ba(OH)_{2}

What is magnesium sulfate, MgSO4MgSO_{4}, commonly known as in medicine?

Epsom salts

Why can barium sulfate be safely used in medical X-rays despite barium ions being toxic?

It is insoluble in water

What is calcium sulfate, CaSO4CaSO_{4}, used for in construction?

Production of plaster

What reaction is used as a test for sulfate ions in solution?

Ba2++SO42−→BaSO4(s)Ba^{2+} + SO_{4}^{2-} → BaSO_{4}(s)

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Group 2, the Alkaline Earth Metals

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