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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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