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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{COMPARISON}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{GROUP I}} & {\bf{TRANSITION METALS}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Physical properties & Physical properties \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Soft.}} & {\emph{Hard.}} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Low melting point.}} (decrease down the group). & {\emph{High melting point.}} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Low density.}} (increase down the group). & {\emph{High density.}} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{All their compounds are soluble in water.}} & {\emph{Not all their compounds are soluble in water.}} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Chemical properties & Chemical properties \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Monovalent.}} & {\emph{Elements has more than one oxidation state.}} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 3) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Lose one e\textasciicircum{}\_\textasciicircum{} \& form a +ve ion.}} & {\emph{Loses 1 electron or more \& form colored, +ve ions.}} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 3) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Very reactive (increase down the group).}} & {\emph{Some are reactive (less reactive than groups 1, 2 and 3).}} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 3) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{No catalytic properties.}} & {\emph{Their elements \& compounds have catalytic properties (except zinc).}} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 4) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{Their compunds are white when solid \& colorless when aqueous.}} & {\emph{Most of their compounds are colored in both solid \& liquid states.}} \tn % Row Count 31 (+ 4) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{COMPARISON (cont)}} \tn % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{React with cold water forming an alkali (metal hydroxide + hydrogen).}} & {\emph{Few can react with steam forming metal oxide (reaction takes a lot of time.}} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{React with Oxygen forming metal oxide (METAL`2`OXYGEN).}} & {\emph{React with Oxygen forming metal oxide.}} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\emph{Their compounds never undergo thermal decomposition except group 1 nitrate (2NaNO`3` -{}-\textgreater{} 2NaNO`2` + O`2`).}} & {\emph{Their compounds undergo thermal decomposition to give the metal oxide.}} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{GROUP II}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{AKA}} Alkaline Earth metals. \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) {\bf{PHYSICAL PROPERTIES}} \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Solid. \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Shiny. \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Silver. \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Malleable \& ductile (layers of +ve ions can slide over each other). \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 2) {\bf{\$}} Good conductor of electricity (free moving e\textasciicircum{}\_\textasciicircum{}`s`). \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 2) {\bf{\$}} Not all their compounds are soluble in water. \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 2) {\bf{\$}} All their compounds are white when solid \& colorless when aqueous. \newline % Row Count 13 (+ 2) {\bf{CHEMICAL PROPERTIES}} \newline % Row Count 14 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Divalent (one oxidation state). \newline % Row Count 15 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Lose 2 electrons \& form a +ve ion (+2). \newline % Row Count 16 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Reactive bas less reactive than group 1 (increases down the group). \newline % Row Count 18 (+ 2) {\bf{\$}} No catalytic properties. \newline % Row Count 19 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} React with oxygen forming metal oxide. \newline % Row Count 20 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Their compounds undergo thermal decomposition to give the metal oxide. \newline % Row Count 22 (+ 2) {\bf{\$}} React with water forming metal hydroxide or metal oxide. \newline % Row Count 24 (+ 2) {\emph{Cold water (metal hydroxide and hydrogen)}} \newline % Row Count 25 (+ 1) Ba + 2H`2`O -{}-\textgreater{} Ba(OH)`2` + H`2`. \newline % Row Count 26 (+ 1) Sr + 2H`2`O -{}-\textgreater{} Sr(OH)`2` + H`2`. \newline % Row Count 27 (+ 1) {\emph{Hot water (metal oxide and hydrogen)}} \newline % Row Count 28 (+ 1) Mg + H`2`O -{}-\textgreater{} MgO + H`2`. \newline % Row Count 29 (+ 1) Ca + H`2`O -{}-\textgreater{} CaO + H`2`.% Row Count 30 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{"As we go down the group, the reaction with water is faster."} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{PROPERTIES COMMON IN ALL METALS}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{\$}} Solid. \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Shiny (metallic luster). \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Silver. \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Malleable \& ductile -{}-\textgreater{} layers of +ve ions can slide over each other. \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 2) {\bf{\$}} Good conductor of electricity (free moving e\textasciicircum{}\_\textasciicircum{}`s`).% Row Count 7 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{GROUP VII}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{AKA}} Halogens. \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) {\bf{PHYSICAL PROPERTIES}} \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Non-metals. \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Low melting and boiling points (increase down the group). \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 2) {\bf{\$}} Low density (increase down the group). \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Not shiny. \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Not malleable nor ductile. \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Poor conductor of electricity. \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} All of their compounds are soluble in water except the ones with Silver \& Lead. \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 2) {\bf{\$}} Color gets darker down the group. \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 1) {\bf{CHEMICAL PROPERTIES}} \newline % Row Count 13 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Monovalent. \newline % Row Count 14 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Gain one e\textasciicircum{}\_\textasciicircum{} \& form a -ve ion / share. \newline % Row Count 15 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Very reactive (decrease down the group). \newline % Row Count 16 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Exist as diatomic molecules. \newline % Row Count 17 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} They react with metals forming salts. \newline % Row Count 18 (+ 1) {\bf{\$}} Their compounds with Hydrogen are usually strong acids. \newline % Row Count 20 (+ 2) {\bf{\$}} Each halogen can replace/oxidize the halogen below it in its compound.% Row Count 22 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{HALOGENS (part 2)}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1- Fluorine is a yellow gas. When aqueous, it turns colorless.} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{2- Chlorine is greenish yellow gas. When aqueous, it turns colorless.} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3- Bromine is a red brown liquid. When in gaseous state, it stays red brown. When aqueous, it turns orange.} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{4- Iodine is a dark grey solid. When in gaseous state, it turns purple. When aqueous, it turns red brown.} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{5- Astatine is a black solid.} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Cl`2``(g)` + 2KBr`(aq)` -{}-\textgreater{} KCl`(aq)` + Br`2``(aq)`. \newline {\emph{Greenish yellow + colorless -{}-\textgreater{} colorless + orange.}} \newline Cl`2``(g)` + 2KI`(aq)` -{}-\textgreater{} KCl`(aq)` + I`2``(aq)`. \newline {\emph{Greenish yellow + colorless -{}-\textgreater{} colorless + red brown.}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{GROUP VIII}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{AKA}} Noble gases.} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{They are all gases.} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{They are all inert.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Valency = 0 {\emph{(outermost energy level is filled with e\textasciicircum{}\_\textasciicircum{}`s`)}} {\emph{(no sharing, losing or gaining e\textasciicircum{}\_\textasciicircum{}`s`).}}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Mono-atomic.} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{\$}} Helium is used in filling balloons. \newline {\bf{\$}} Argon is used in filling light bulbs. \newline {\bf{\$}} Krypton \& Xenon used in commercial lights.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}