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Examples: Butane<br />

Cyclohexene<br />

Cyclopentane<br />

Methane<br />

n-Pentane<br />

ALKALI and OTHER REACTIVE METALS<br />

• Alkali metals constitute Group IA of the periodic table.<br />

• Alkaline-earth metals constitute Group IIA and are less active than the alkali<br />

metals.<br />

• These can be water and/or air reactive.<br />

• Several of these metals are flammable, too, but only in finely divided state.<br />

• Reactions with water produce strong bases.<br />

Examples: Aluminum<br />

Calcium<br />

Lithium<br />

Magnesium<br />

Potassium<br />

Sodium<br />

ALKALIES<br />

• Water-soluble bases, mostly the hydroxides of alkali- and alkaline-earth metals.<br />

• Certain carbonates and bicarbonates also exhibit basic properties but are weak<br />

bases.<br />

• These compounds react with acids to form salts and water.<br />

• The health hazard from concentrated solutions of alkalies arises from their severe<br />

corrosive actions on tissues.<br />

• These compounds are bitter to taste, corrosive to skin and a severe irritant to the<br />

eyes.<br />

• The toxicity of alkalies is governed by the metal ions.<br />

• Hydroxides and carbonates of alkali-and alkaline-earth are noncombustible.<br />

• Strong caustic alkalies react exothermically with many substances, including<br />

water and concentrated acids, generating heat that can ignite flammable materials.<br />

Examples: Lithium hydroxide Potassium carbonate<br />

Potassium hydroxide Sodium hydroxide<br />

AROMATIC AMINES<br />

• Compounds that contain one or more amino groups attached to an aromatic ring.<br />

• These amines are similar in many respects to aliphatic amines.<br />

• These amines are basic, but the basicity is lower to aliphatic amines.<br />

• The health hazard from aromatic amines may arise in two ways:<br />

o Moderate to sever poisoning, with symptoms ranging from headache,<br />

dizziness, and ataxia to anemia, cyanosis, and reticulocytosis.<br />

o Carcinogenic, especially cancer of the bladder.<br />

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