Sunday, 17 January 2016

Trend of oxidising power of halogens

Don't get confused with Halide ions

Trend in reducing power of Hydrogen halide


**HCl doesn’t have enough reducing power to reduce conc. H2SO4 Acid.

** HBr & HI have enough reducing power to reduce concentrated H2SO4 further .

** HI is a stronger reducing agent than HBr since HI reduce the sulphur in H2SO4             from +6 to -2 whereas HBr reduces sulphur from +6 to +4 .


Reaction of Concentrated sulfuric acid with metal iodide:


Again, Sulphuric acid reacts with Metal iodide to form HI :

e.g.         KI (s)      +    H2SO4 (l)  → HI  (g)   +    KHSO4   (s)

This is the primary reaction that would occur in every reactions of Concentrated sulfuric acid with Metal Halide.

If you have remembered from early reaction with metal chloride, HCl can’t reduces H2SO4 further whereas HBr can. HBr can reduces H2SO4 once. HI can ALSO reduces H2SO4 3 times.

In First reaction , HI  further reduces H2SO4 to SO2 .


         (-1)                            (+6)                               ( 0 )                        (+4)
2HI (g) +   H2SO4 (l)  →  I2 (g)  +   SO2 (g)  + 2H2O (l) 
Here  HI reduces Sulphur in sulphuric acid from +6 to +4 in SO2

In Second reaction , HI  further reduces H2SO4 to S.


        (-1)                             (+6)                                   ( 0 )                             ( 0 )
6HI (g) +   H2SO4 (l)  →  3I2 (g)  +     S (s)     +   4H2O (l)

Here  HI reduces Sulphur in sulphuric acid from +6 to 0 in S .

In Third reaction, HI  further reduces H2SO4 to H2S.


          (-1)                           (+6)                                   ( 0 )                                      ( -2 )
8HI (g) +   H2SO4 (l)  →  4I2 (g)  +     H2S (s)     +   4H2O (l)

Here  HI reduces Sulphur in sulphuric acid from +6 to -2 in H2S.

Here three reactions are occurring.

Observations :
1)  Steamy / Misty fumes due to HI gas.

2)  Purple vapour due to I2 gas. Iodine i.e. formed is in gaseous state since the reaction is exothermic.

3)  Black solid due to formation of solid iodine.

4) Yellow solid due to the formation of sulphur.

5) Rotten Egg smell / Smell of bad eggs due to formation of H2S


Reaction of Concentrated sulfuric acid with metal bromide :


Again, Sulphuric acid reacts with Metal bromide to form HBr :

e.g.         KBr (s)      +    H2SO4 (l)  → HBr  (g)   +    KHSO4   (s)

This is the primary reaction that would occur in every reactions of Concentrated sulfuric acid with Metal Halide.

If you have remembered from early reaction with metal chloride, HCl can’t reduces H2SO4 further whereas HBr can. HBr can reduces H2SO4 once.

This HBr then further reduces H2SO4 to SO2
     (-1)                         (+6)                                     ( 0 )                                   (+4)
HBr (g) +   H2SO4 (l)  → Br2 (g)  +   SO2 (g)  + 2H2O (l) 
Here  HBr reduces Sulphur in sulphuric acid from +6 to +4 in SO2
Here two reactions are occurring.

Observations :
1)  Steamy / Misty fumes due to HBr gas.
2)  Red brown vapour due to Br2 gas.


** Bromine i.e. formed here is in the gaseous state since the reaction is exothermic.

Reaction of Metal Chloride With Concentrated Sulphuric Acid:



Any metal chlorides react with concentrated sulphuric acid to give Hydrochloric acid and Sodium hydrogen sulphate.

e.g.    NaCl (s)      +      H2SO4 (l)            →          HCl (g)      +       NaHSO4 (s)
                                    (concentrated)

HCl that is produced cannot reduce H2SO4 Acid any further:

HCl (g)         +            H2SO4 (l)             →     No reaction



Observation : Misty/ Steamy Fumes Due to the formation of HCl gas because HCl gas is extremely soluble in water vapour in the air.  

Saturday, 16 January 2016

Chemical Test For Iodine

Chemical  Test For Iodine 1:
Bleaching action: Iodine doesn’t bleach damp litmus paper.
Chemical  Test For Iodine 2:
Displacement reaction: Iodine cannot displace bromine or chlorine from a solution of bromide or 
chloride ions respectively.
Chemical  Test For Iodine 3:
With Starch-iodide paper : Iodine turns starch- iodide paper deep blue / blue-black.

With Starch-iodide solution: Iodine makes a deep blue / blue-black colour with starch solution.




Chemical Test For Bromine 3 :

Action with starch-iodide paper :


Bromine gas also turns damp starch iodide paper deep blue / blue black coloured complex.
Just like chlorine, Bromine first reacts with KI (aq) in the starch iodide paper :




Br2 (l)     +     2KI (aq)       →   2KBr (aq)       +                                         I2 (aq)
                                                                           Here I3- Ion formed which is actually soluble in water   not I- Ion




Then iodine that is formed will react with starch in the starch-iodine Paper  :






I2 (aq)      +       Starch  →       blue black / deep blue coloured complex






Chemical Test For Bromine 2:

2) Displacement reactions : Bromine can also displace  iodide ions from  a metal iodide compounds.

     Bromine  liquid  is added to the solution of Iodide ions:


Notes
·         Aqueous iodine i.e formed here is insoluble in water but soluble in
KI Solution forming I3- Ions.
·         To Identify the spectator ions,  we                 
need to consider some facts:
1) State Symbols
2) Oxidation no. of components in       
     a redox reaction.


Br2 (l)  +    2KI  (aq)  →  2KBr (aq)  +     I2 (aq)              
                                                   
Ionically,
Br2 (l) +  I - (aq)      →   2Br- (aq) +    I2 (aq)







At the end of the reaction , if the product mixture is shaken with CCl4 / Hexane/ Cyclohexane /, Two coloured layers are observed. 


 Iodine is less soluble in water but more soluble in CCl4 or hexane or cyclohexane since iodine is non-polar .

Chemical Test For Bromine 1 :

The chemical test of Bromine is similar to Chlorine but differs by rate.


1) Bleaching action : Bromine also turns damp / moist blue litmus paper red and then bleaches 
but much slower than that of Chlorine gas .  This is because of acid is produced.
At first….
                                      Br2                          +    H20                    →            HBr                    +                    HOBr
Bromine gas also reacts with Water in moist litmus paper to form  Hydrobromic acid  and    unstable  bromic (I) acid.

 Then  ……..

                  HOBr                           →                         HCl                        +                           [O]

Again, Bromic (I) acid decompose to form      Hydrobromic acid             and   Oxygen Free Radical 

Appearance of Chlorine in water / Hexane and cyclohexane


Friday, 15 January 2016

Chemical Test For Chlorine 3


Action with starch-iodide paper :


Chlorine Gas turns damp starch iodide paper deep blue / blue black coloured complex.
First chlorine reacts with KI (aq) in the starch iodide paper :




Cl2 (g)     +       2KI (aq)       →       KCl (aq)       +                                         I2 (aq)
                                                                                       Here I3- Ion formed which is actually soluble in water   




Then iodine that is formed will react with starch in the starch-iodine Paper  :






I2 (aq)      +       Starch  →       blue black / deep blue coloured complex




Chemical Test For Chlorine 2


2) Displacement reactions : Chlorine can displace bromide and iodide ions from  a metal halide compounds.


Chlorine gas is passed through the solution of bromide ions:


Cl2 (g)  +    2KBr  (aq)  →  2KCl(aq)  +     Br2 (aq)         
Notes
·         Bromine gas i.e formed here is soluble in water.
·         To Identify the spectator ions,  we need to consider some facts:
1) State Symbols
2) Oxidation no. of components         in   a redox reaction.
 
                                                   
Ionically,
Cl2 (g) + 2Br- (aq)      →   2Cl- (aq) + Br2 (aq)













At the end of the reaction , if the product mixture is shaken with CCl4 / Hexane/ Cyclohexane /, Two coloured layers are observed. 


Chlorine gas is passed through the solution of iodide ions:
Cl2 (g)  +    2KI  (aq)  →  2KCl(aq)  +     I2 (aq)              
Notes
·         To Identify the spectator ions,  we                 
need to consider some facts:
1) State Symbols
2) Oxidation no. of components in  a redox reaction.

Ionically,
Cl2 (g) + 2I- (aq)      →   2Cl- (aq) + I2 (aq)








*  Iodine i.e formed here is actually soluble in KI Solution but insoluble in water.

I2 (s)     +     KI (aq)    →  KI3 (aq)
                                             Potassium triiodide
Ionically,  
I2 (s)       +       I- (aq)     →      I3- (aq)
                                         Triiodide Ion

At the end of the reaction , if the product mixture is shaken with CCl4 / Hexane/ Cyclohexane /, Two coloured layers are observed.

    ** It is the  I3(aq) triiodide ion that gives the yellow colour not the iodine itself.

Chemical Test For Chlorine 1

Chemical  Test For Chlorine:
1) Bleaching action : Chlorine turns damp / moist blue litmus paper red and then bleaches. This is because of acid is produced.
At first….
            Cl2                  +    H20            →                       HCl                    +                HOCl
Chlorine gas reacts with Water in moist litmus paper to form  Hydrochloric acid  and   unstable  Chloric (I) acid.

 Then  ……..

                  HOCl                         →                 HCl                        +                           [O]
Chloric (I) acid decompose to form          Hydrochloric acid         and              Oxygen Free Radical


Group 7 Halogens


Periodic table:  Group 7 element members





Elements
Formula
Physical states at rtp
Colour
Fluorine
F2
Gas
Yellow
Chlorine
Cl2
Gas
Green
Bromine
Br2
Liquid
Red-brown/Red
Iodine
I2
Solid
Black









Chlorine water / Aqueous solution of Chlorine , Cl2 (aq):  colourless

Bromine water / aqueous solution of Bromine , Br2 (aq): yellow

Bromine Vapour : red-brown

Aqueous solution of Iodine, I2 (aq) : Brown

Iodine Vapour : Purple vapour