GROUP-16 ELEMENTS

P-BLOCK ELEMENTS
SIMPLE OXIDES
Group-16 Elements
 SIMPLE OXIDES

• Oxide-binary compound of oxygen with another

element.
• Oxygen reacts with most of the elements, one
element may form two or more oxides.
• Oxides can be simple (e.g., MgO, Al2O3 ) or mixed
(Pb3O4, Fe3O4).
 CLASSIFICATION

Acidic Basic Amphoteric

Oxide that Oxide which give a Some metallic
combines with base with water oxides exhibit a dual
water to give an known as basic behavior of reacting
acid is termed oxides. with both acids and
acidic oxide. bases.
(e.g., SO2, Cl2O7, (e.g., Na2O, CaO, (e.g., Al2O3)
CO2, N2O5,Mn2O7, BaO)
CrO3, V2O5)
 CLASSIFICATION
• Acidic Oxide
• SO2 + H2O → H2SO3
• Basic Oxide
• CaO + H2O → Ca(OH)2
• Amphoteric Oxide
• Al2O3(s) + 6HCl (aq) + 9H2O(l) → 2[Al(H2O)6]3+(aq) + 6Cl-(aq)
• Al2O3(s) + 6NaOH(aq) + 3H2O(l ) → 2Na3[Al(OH)6](aq)
 OZONE
Group-16 Elements
 OZONE

• Ozone is an allotropic form of oxygen.

• Too reactive to remain for long in the atmosphere at sea level
• At a height of about 20 km, it is formed from atmospheric oxygen
in the presence of sunlight.
• This ozone layer protects the earth’s surface from an excessive
concentration of ultraviolet (UV) radiations.
PREPARATION
Ozone
 PREPARATION
• Slow dry stream of oxygen is • Endothermic process -
passed through a silent necessary to use a silent
electrical discharge, oxygen electrical discharge – to
converted to ozone (10%) . prevent its decomposition.
product - ozonised oxygen. • If conc. of ozone >10 % are
required - a battery of
• 3O2 → 2O3 ozonisers can be used, and
pure ozone (b.p. 101.1K) can
• H (298 K) = +142 kJ mol–1 be condensed in a vessel
surrounded by liquid oxygen.
PROPERTIES
Ozone
 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
• Pure ozone is a pale blue gas
• Liquid - dark blue
• Solid - violet-black
• Ozone has a characteristic smell
• In small concentrations – harmless
• If conc. above about 100 ppm breathing –
uncomfortable - headache & nausea.
 PROPERTIES
• Ozone is thermodynamically unstable with respect to oxygen.
• Its decomposition into oxygen results in the liberation of heat ( H
is negative) and an increase in entropy ( S is positive).
• These two effects reinforce each other, resulting in large negative
Gibbs energy change ( G) for its conversion into oxygen.
• It is not really surprising, therefore, high concentrations of ozone
can be dangerously explosive.
 PROPERTIES
• Due to the ease with which it liberates atoms of nascent oxygen
(O3 → O2 + O)
, it acts as a powerful oxidising agent.
• Oxidises lead sulphide to lead sulphate and iodide ions to iodine.
PbS(s) + 4O3(g) → PbSO4(s) + 4O2(g)
2I–(aq) + H2O(l) + O3(g) → 2OH–(aq) + I2(s) + O2(g)
 OZONE ESTIMATION

• When ozone reacts with an excess of

potassium iodide solution buffered with a
borate buffer (pH 9.2), iodine is liberated
which can be titrated against a standard
solution of sodium thiosulphate. This is
quantitative method for estimating O3 gas.
OZONE DEPLETION
Ozone
 OZONE DEPLETION
• Nitrogen oxides (particularly nitric oxide) combine very rapidly
with ozone
• Nitrogen oxides emitted from the exhaust systems of supersonic
jet aeroplanes might be slowly depleting the concentration of the
ozone layer in the upper atmosphere.
NO(g) + O3(g) → NO2(g)+ O2(g)
• Another threat to this ozone layer is probably posed by the use of
freons which are used in aerosol sprays and as refrigerants.
 FREONS
• Freon is a registered trademark of The Chemours Company, which
it uses for a number of halocarbon products.
• They are stable, nonflammable, moderately toxic gases or liquids
which have typically been used as refrigerants and as aerosol
propellants.
• These include CFCs that cause ozone
depletion (chlorodifluoromethane), but also include newer
refrigerants which typically include fluorine instead of chlorine and
do not deplete the ozone layer.
• Not all refrigerant is labelled as "Freon" since Freon is a brand
name for the refrigerants R-12, R-13B1, R-22, R-502, and R-503
manufactured by The Chemours Company.
 USES

• Used as a germicide, disinfectant & for

sterilizing water.
• Used for bleaching oils, ivory, flour, starch,
etc.
• Acts as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture
of potassium permanganate.
SULPHUR
Group-16 Elements
ALLOTROPIC FORMS
Sulphur
 ALLOTROPIC FORMS

• Sulphur forms numerous allotropes of which the

yellow rhombic (α-sulphur) and monoclinic ( β -
sulphur) forms are the most important.
• The stable form at room temperature is rhombic
sulphur, transforms to monoclinic sulphur when
heated above 369 K.
 RHOMBIC SULPHUR (a-SULPHUR)

• This allotrope is yellow in colour, m.p. 385.8 K and

specific gravity 2.06.
• Rhombic sulphur crystals are formed on
evaporating the solution of roll sulphur in CS2.
• It is insoluble in water but dissolves to some extent
in benzene, alcohol and ether. It is readily soluble
in CS2.
 MONOCLINIC SULPHUR (β-SULPHUR)
• Its m.p. is 393 K and specific gravity 1.98. It is soluble in
CS2.
• This form of sulphur is prepared by melting rhombic
sulphur in a dish and cooling, till crust is formed.
• Two holes are made in the crust and the remaining liquid
poured out. On removing the crust, colourless needle
shaped crystals of β-sulphur are formed.
• It is stable above 369 K and transforms into α-sulphur
below it.
 ALLOTROPES
• Conversely, α-sulphur is stable below 369 K and
transforms into β-sulphur above this.
• At 369 K both the forms are stable. This temperature is
called transition temperature.
• Both rhombic and monoclinic sulphur have S8 molecules.
• These S8 molecules are packed to give different crystal
structures. The S8 ring in both the forms is puckered and
has a crown shape.
 ALLOTROPES
• Several other modifications of sulphur
containing 6-20 sulphur atoms per ring have
been synthesised in the last two decades.
• In cyclo-S6, the ring adopts the chair form.
• At elevated temperatures (~1000 K), S2 is the
dominant species and is paramagnetic like O2.
SULPHUR
DIOXIDE
Sulphur
 PREPARATION

• Sulphur dioxide is formed together with a little (6-

8%) sulphur trioxide when sulphur is burnt in air or
oxygen:
S(s) + O2(g) → SO2 (g)
• In the laboratory it is readily generated by treating
a sulphite with dil. sulphuric acid.
SO32-(aq) + 2H+(aq) → H2O(l) + SO2(g)
 PREPARATION

•Industrially, it is produced as a by-product

of the roasting of sulphide ores.
Fe2S(s) +11O2 (g) →2Fe2O3(s) + 8SO2(g)
•The gas after drying is liquefied under
pressure and stored in steel cylinders.
 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

• Sulphur dioxide is a colourless gas with

pungent smell and is highly soluble in water.
• It liquefies at room temperature under a
pressure of two atmospheres and boils at 263
K.
 CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
• Sulphur dioxide, when passed through water, forms a
solution of sulphurous acid.
SO2(g) + H2O(l) → H2SO3(aq)
• It reacts readily with NaOH solution, forming sodium
sulphite, which then reacts with more So2 to form sodium
hydrogen sulphite.
2NaOH + SO2 → Na2SO3 + H2O
Na2SO3 + H2O + SO2 → 2NaHSO3
 CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
• In its reaction with water and alkalies, SO2 is very
similar to that of CO2
• SO2 reacts with Cl2 in the presence of charcoal
(catalyst) to give sulphuryl chloride.
SO2(g) + Cl2 (g) → SO2Cl2(l)
• It is oxidised to sulphur trioxide by oxygen in the
presence of vanadium oxide catalyst.
V2O5
2SO2(g) + O2(g) → 2SO3(g)
 CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
• When moist, sulphur dioxide behaves as a reducing
agent. For example, it converts iron(III) ions to
iron(II) ions and decolourises acidified potassium
permanganate(VII) solution; the latter reaction is a
convenient test for the gas.
2Fe3+ + SO2 + 2H2O → 2Fe2+ + SO42- + 4H+ + 2Mn2+
5SO2 + 2MnO4- + 2H2O → 5SO42- + 4H+ + 2Mn2+
 USES
• (i) in refining petroleum and sugar
• (ii) in bleaching wool and silk
• (iii) as an anti-chlor, disinfectant and preservative.
• An antichlor is a substance used to decompose residual
hypochlorite or chlorine after chlorine-based bleaching, in order to
prevent ongoing reactions with, and therefore damage to, the
material that has been bleached.
• Sulphuric acid, sodium hydrogen sulphite and calcium hydrogen
sulphite (industrial chemicals) are manufactured from sulphur
dioxide. Liquid SO2 is used as a solvent to dissolve a number of
organic and inorganic chemicals.
OXOACIDS
Sulphur
 OXOACIDS

• Sulphur forms a number of oxoacids such as H2SO3,

H2S2O3, H2S2O4, H2S2O5, H2SxO6 (x = 2 to 5), H2SO4,
H2S2O7, H2SO5, H2S2O8 .
• Some of these acids are unstable and cannot be isolated.
• They are known in aqueous solution or in the form of their
salts.
OXOACIDS
SULPHURIC
ACID
Sulphur
 MANUFACTURING
• Sulphuric acid is one of the most important industrial
chemicals worldwide.
• Manufactured by the Contact Process involving three steps:
(i) burning of sulphur or sulphide ores in air to generate
SO2.
(ii) conversion of SO2 to SO3 by the reaction with oxygen in
the presence of a catalyst (V2O5)
(iii) absorption of SO3 in H2SO4 to give Oleum (H2S2O7).
 MANUFACTURING
• The SO2 produced is purified by removing dust and other impurities
such as arsenic compounds.
• The key step in the manufacture of H2SO4 is the catalytic oxidation
with V2O5 (catalyst).
2SO2(g) + O2(g) → 2SO3(g)
• The reaction is exothermic, reversible and the forward reaction
leads to a decrease in volume.
• Therefore, low temperature and high pressure are the favourable
conditions for maximum yield. But the temperature should not be
very low otherwise rate of reaction will become slow.
 MANUFACTURING
• In practice, the plant is operated at a pressure of 2 bar and a
temperature of 720 K.
• The SO3 gas from the catalytic converter is absorbed in
concentrated H2SO4 to produce oleum.
• Dilution of oleum with water gives H2SO4 of the desired
concentration. In the industry two steps are carried out
simultaneously to make the process a continuous one and also to
reduce the cost.
SO3 + H2SO4 → H2S2O7
• The sulphuric acid obtained by Contact process is 96-98% pure.
PROPERTIES
Sulphuric Acid
 PROPERTIES
• colourless - dense - oily liquid - specific gravity of 1.84 at 298 K -
freezes at 283 K & boils at 611 K.
• It dissolves in water with the evolution of a large quantity of heat.
• Hence, care must be taken while preparing sulphuric acid solution
from concentrated sulphuric acid.
• The concentrated acid must be added slowly into water with
constant stirring.
 CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

• The chemical reactions of sulphuric acid are as a result of the

following characteristics:
• (a) low volatility
• (b) strong acidic character
• (c) strong affinity for water
• (d) ability to act as an oxidising agent.
 CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
• In aqueous solution, sulphuric acid ionises in two steps.
H2SO4(aq) + H2O(l) → H3O+(aq) + HSO4-(aq); Ka1 = very large
(Ka1 >10)
HSO4–(aq) + H2O(l) → H3O+(aq) + SO42-(aq) ; Ka2 = 1.2 × 10–2
• The larger value of Ka1 (Ka1 >10) means that H2SO4 is largely
dissociated into H+ and HSO4–.Greater the value of dissociation
constant (Ka), the stronger is the acid.
• forms two series of salts: normal sulphates (such as sodium
sulphate and copper sulphate) and acid sulphates (e.g., sodium
hydrogen sulphate).
 CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
• because of its low volatility can be used to manufacture more
volatile acids from their corresponding salts.
2 MX + H2SO4 → 2 HX + M2SO4 (X = F, Cl, NO3) (M = Metal)
• Conc. sulphuric acid is a strong dehydrating agent. Many wet
gases can be dried by passing them through sulphuric acid,
provided the gases do not react with the acid. Sulphuric acid
removes water from organic compounds; it is evident by its
charring action on carbohydrates.
C12H22O11 + H2SO4→12C + 11H2O
 CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
• Hot concentrated sulphuric acid is a moderately strong oxidising
agent. In this respect, it is intermediate between phosphoric and
nitric acids.
• Both metals and non-metals are oxidised by concentrated
sulphuric acid, which is reduced to SO2.
• Cu + 2H2SO4(conc.) → CuSO4 + SO2 + 2H2O
• S + 2H2SO4(conc.) → 3SO2 + 2H2O
• C + 2H2SO4(conc.) → CO2 + 2 SO2 + 2 H2O
 USES
• Very important industrial chemical.
• A nation’s industrial strength can be judged by the
quantity of sulphuric acid it.
• Produces and consumes.
• Needed for manufacture of hundreds of other compounds
and also in many industrial processes.
• The bulk of sulphuric acid produced is used in the
manufacture of fertilisers (e.G., Ammonium sulphate,
superphosphate).
 OTHER USES
(a) petroleum refining
(b) manufacture of pigments, paints and dyestuff
intermediates
(c) detergent industry
(d) metallurgical applications (e.g., cleansing metals before
enameling, electroplating and galvanising)
(e) storage batteries
(f) in the manufacture of nitrocellulose products
(g) as a laboratory reagent.
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