3.14. What is the significance of the terms – isolated gaseous atom and ground state while defining the ionization enthalpy and electron gain enthalpy? [Hint:Requirements for comparison purposes]
3.14. What is the significance of the terms – isolated gaseous atom and ground state while defining the ionization enthalpy and electron gain enthalpy? [Hint:Requirements for comparison purposes]
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3.14. Significance of the term 'isolated gaseous atom'. The atoms in the gaseous state are far separated in the sense that they do not have any mutual attractive and repulsive interactions. These are therefore regarded as isolated atoms. In this state, the value of ionization enthalpy and electron gain enthalpy are not influenced by the presence of the other atoms. It is not possible to express these when the atoms are in the liquid or solid state due to the presence of inter atomic forces.
Significance of the term 'ground state'. Ground state of the atom represents the normal – energy state of an atom. It means electrons in a pa
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