The Foundations of Chemistry

OUTLINE

The Alkali Metals (Group IA)

23-1 Group IA Metals: Properties

and Occurrence

23-2 Reactions of the Group IA

Metals

23-3 Uses of Group IA Metals and

Their Compounds

The Alkaline Earth Metals

(Group IIA)

23-4 Group IIA Metals: Properties

and Occurrence

23-5 Reactions of the Group IIA

Metals

23-6 Uses of Group IIA Metals and

Their Compounds

The Post-Transition Metals

23-7 Group IIIA: Periodic Trends

The d-Transition Metals

23-8 General Properties

23-9 Oxidation States

23-10 Chromium Oxides, Oxyanions,

and Hydroxides

OBJECTIVES

After you have studied this chapter, you should be able to

• Describe the properties and occurrence of the Group IA metals


• Describe some important reactions of the Group IA metals


• Describe some important uses of the Group IA metals and their compounds


• Describe the properties and occurrence of the Group IIA metals


• Describe some important reactions of the Group IIA metals


• Describe some important uses of the Group IIA metals and their compounds


• Identify the post-transition metals


• Describe some important periodic trends in the properties of Group IIIA metals and
  some of their compounds


• Describe the important properties of aluminum and some of its compounds


• Identify the d-transition metals and describe some of their important properties and
  their typical compounds


• Describe typical oxidation states of the transition metals


• Describe some oxides, oxyanions, and hydroxides of chromium

Metals and alloys have a wide
variety of uses. Strength, lightness,
and corrosion resistance are some
properties that are required of
metals used in aircraft construction.