Chemistry A-Level
Group 2 reactions with dilute acids
What Group 2 reactions with dilute acids means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Group 2 reactions with dilute acids
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Reference: OCR
The assessed skill is predicting and describing how Group 2 metals react with dilute acids, naming the salt formed from the acid used and identifying the gas by its test.
Topics that use Group 2 reactions with dilute acids
- Group 2 (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Acid indigestion treatment
- Atomic radius and shielding down Group 2
- Balanced symbol equations
- Formation of 2⁺ ions
- Formation of metal hydroxides and hydrogen
- Formation of metal oxides MO
- Group 2 compounds as bases
- Group 2 reactivity trends
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