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NCERT Class XI Chemistry The s-Block Elements Solutions

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What happens when (i) magnesium is burnt in air (ii) quick lime is heated with silica (iii) chlorine reacts with slaked lime (iv) calcium nitrate is heated ?
Solution:  
(i) Mg burns with dazzling brilliance evolving a lot of heat.
2Mg + O2\mathrm{O}_2 → 2MgO and 3Mg + N2\mathrm{N}_2 → Mg3N2\mathrm{Mg}_3\mathrm{N}_2
(ii) When quicklime (CaO) is heated with silica, it forms calcium silicate (CaSiO3)(\mathrm{CaSiO}_3).
CaO + SiO2\mathrm{SiO}_2 → CaSiO3\mathrm{CaSiO}_3.
(iii) Chlorine reacts with slaked lime to give bleaching powder.
2Ca(OH)2(s)Slaked lime+2Cl2(g)\underset{\text{Slaked lime}}{2\mathrm{Ca(OH)_{2(s)}}} + 2\mathrm{Cl}_{2(g)} → Ca(OCl)2+CaCl2Bleaching powder+2H2O\underset{\text{Bleaching powder}}{\mathrm{Ca(OCl)_2+CaCl_2}} + 2\mathrm{H_2O}
(iv) When calcium nitrate is heated, it decomposes to form calcium oxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxygen.
2Ca(NO3)22\mathrm{Ca(NO_3)_2} → 2CaO+4NO2+O22\mathrm{CaO} + 4\mathrm{NO}_2 + \mathrm{O}_2
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