Barium and strontium are in Group 2 of the periodic table, below calcium.
Barium reacts with water to form barium hydroxide, Ba(OH)2\text{Ba(OH)}_2Ba(OH)2, and hydrogen gas, H2\text{H}_2H2.
Ba(s)+2H2O(l)→Ba(OH)2(aq)+H2(g) \text{Ba(s)} + 2\text{H}_2\text{O(l)} \rightarrow \text{Ba(OH)}_2\text{(aq)} + \text{H}_2\text{(g)} Ba(s)+2H2O(l)→Ba(OH)2(aq)+H2(g)Describe two observations that would be made when a small piece of barium is added to a beaker of water.
110 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 5.1 Obtaining and using metals, covering 5.1.1 The reactivity series of metals, 5.1.2 Displacement reactions as redox reactions, 5.1.3 Extracting metals from ores by reduction, 5.1.4 Biological methods of metal extraction, 5.1.5 Resistance to oxidation and recycling metals, and 5.1.6 Life cycle assessment. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.