3A. Boron Group

b. Boron Group

Group 3A

a. Carbon Group
b. Boron Group
c. Nitrogen Group
d. Oxygen Group

a. Icosagen

Group 3A

a. Icosagen
b. Pnictogens
c. Chalcogens
d. Halogens

borate (BO₃³⁻)

Boron often found as ____ (BO₃³⁻)

a. Boron (B)

Flame test: green bordered flame

a. Boron (B)
b. Barium (Ba)
c. Copper (Cu)
d. Calcium (Ca)

borate + methanol

Boron (B) Flame test: ___+ ___→ green bordered flame

c. Boron (B)

Essential nutrient for all green plants

a. Gallium (Ga)
b. Silicon (Si)
c. Boron (B)
d. Aluminum (Al)

a. Boric acid

Eye drop

a. Boric acid
b. Borax (Sodium tetraborate)
c. Alum
d. Aluminum hydroxide

b. Boric acid

Mild antiseptic

a. Borax (Sodium tetraborate)
b. Boric acid
c. Aluminum chloride
d. Talc

b. Boric acid

Ophthalmic antiseptic at (2–4%)

a. Borax (Sodium tetraborate)
b. Boric acid
c. Kaolin
d. Bentonite

a. Borax

Sodium tetraborate

a. Borax
b. Boric acid
c. Alum
d. Kaolin

b. Borax (Sodium tetraborate)

Used for laundering and cleaning

a. Boric acid
b. Borax (Sodium tetraborate)
c. Aluminum acetate
d. Talc

c. Aluminum (Al)

Third most abundant element (Earth's crust)

a. Silicon (Si)
b. Calcium (Ca)
c. Aluminum (Al)
d. Iron (Fe)

a. Cryolite
b. Bauxite

Ore of aluminum

(multiple answers)

a. Cryolite
b. Bauxite
c. Hematite
d. Rutile

a. Cryolite

Na₃AlF₆

a. Cryolite
b. Alum
c. Bauxite
d. Kaolin

c. Aluminum (Al)

Forms Thenard Blue when reacted with sodium cobaltinitrite.

a. Boron (B)
b. Gallium (Ga)
c. Aluminum (Al)
d. Indium (In)

b. Shaver's disease (Bauxite fibrosis)

Disease caused by inhalation of aluminum fumes.

a. Silicosis
b. Shaver's disease (Bauxite fibrosis)
c. Asbestosis
d. Anthracosis

c. Aluminum hydroxide

Aluminum compound used as an antacid.

a. Aluminum acetate
b. Aluminum chloride (AlCl₃)
c. Aluminum hydroxide
d. Alum

b. Constipation

Adverse effect of aluminum hydroxide when used alone.

a. Diarrhea
b. Constipation
c. Hyperkalemia
d. Nausea

a. Magnesium hydroxide

Drug commonly combined with aluminum hydroxide to minimize constipation.

a. Magnesium hydroxide
b. Calcium carbonate
c. Sodium bicarbonate
d. Magnesium sulfate

c. Aluminum chloride (AlCl₃)

Aluminum compound used as a Lewis acid catalyst.

a. Aluminum hydroxide
b. Aluminum acetate
c. Aluminum chloride
d. Alum

b. Friedel-Crafts reaction

Reaction in which aluminum chloride is commonly used as a Lewis acid catalyst.

a. Cannizzaro reaction
b. Friedel-Crafts reaction
c. Grignard reaction
d. Aldol condensation

b. Burrow's solution

Common name of aluminum acetate solution used for poison ivy irritation.

a. Dakin's solution
b. Burrow's solution
c. Lugol's solution
d. Benedict's solution

a. Poison ivy irritation

Condition commonly treated with Burrow's solution.

a. Poison ivy irritation
b. Acne vulgaris
c. Psoriasis
d. Impetigo

c. Alum

Double salts of aluminum.

a. Cryolite
b. Borax
c. Alum
d. Kaolin

a. NaAl(SO₄)₂

Example of a double salt of aluminum.

a. NaAl(SO₄)₂
b. Na₃AlF₆
c. AlCl₃
d. Al(OH)₃

b. Deodorant/antiperspirant

Common use of alum in personal care products.

a. Antacid
C
c. Cathartic
d. Expectorant

Tawas

Alum common name

b. Gallium (Ga)

Element that does not expand when solidified.

a. Indium (In)
b. Gallium (Ga)
c. Thallium (Tl)
d. Aluminum (Al)

b. Gallium (Ga)

Element used as a component of LEDs.

a. Boron (B)
b. Gallium (Ga)
c. Indium (In)
d. Thallium (Tl)

c. Gallium nitrate

Gallium compound indicated for hypercalcemia.

a. Gallium chloride
b. Gallium oxide
c. Gallium nitrate
d. Gallium sulfate

b. Hypercalcemia

Condition treated with gallium nitrate.

a. Hypocalcemia
b. Hypercalcemia
c. Hyperkalemia
d. Hypomagnesemia

b. Gallium (Ga)

aka aluminum

a. Boron (B)
b. Gallium (Ga)
c. Indium (In)
d. Thallium (Tl)

a. Indium (In)

Element classified under the Icosagens.

a. Indium (In)
b. Bromine (Br)
c. Selenium (Se)
d. Iodine (I)

c. Thallium (Tl)

Element that produces green spectral lines.

a. Gallium (Ga)
b. Indium (In)
c. Thallium (Tl)
d. Boron (B)

b. Thallium (Tl)

Element formerly used as an ant/rat poison.

a. Gallium (Ga)
b. Thallium (Tl)
c. Aluminum (Al)
d. Indium (In)

b. Thallium (Tl)

“budding twig”

a. Gallium (Ga)
b. Thallium (Tl)
c. Aluminum (Al)
d. Indium (In)

c. Thallium (Tl)

Toxicity similar to arsenic.

a. Gallium (Ga)
b. Boron (B)
c. Thallium (Tl)
d. Aluminum (Al)

b. Fuller's earth

Antidote for thallium poisoning.

a. Activated charcoal
b. Fuller's earth
c. Deferoxamine
d. Dimercaprol

a. Prussian blue

Another antidote for thallium poisoning.

a. Prussian blue
b. Succimer
c. Penicillamine
d. Calcium EDTA

b. Nihonium

Element with the symbol Nh.

a. Neptunium
b. Nihonium
c. Niobium
d. Nickel