3.24. Describe the theory associated with the radius of an atom as it:
(a) Gains an electron (b) Loses an electron?
3.24. Describe the theory associated with the radius of an atom as it:
(a) Gains an electron (b) Loses an electron?
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3.24. (a) Gain of an electron leads to the formation of an anion. The size of an anion will be larger than that of the parent atom because the addition of one or more electrons would result in increased repulsion among electrons and decrease in effective nuclear charge.
(b) Loss of an electron from an atom results in the formation of a cation. A cation is smaller than its parent atom because it has former electrons while its nuclear charge remains the same.
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Order of size is Na? < F? < O²? < N³?
N³? has least atomic number hence the largest size
Electron gain enthalpy increases with electro negativity chlorine has higher electron gain enthalpy than fluorine (exception)
In isoelectronic species nuclear charge can be approximated as
Nuclear charge ≈ z / no. of electrons
Al³? Mg²? Na? F? O²? N³?
Nuclear Charge: 13/10 12/10 11/10 9/10 8/10 7/10
Minimum nuclear charge is in N³? and maximum is in Al³?
So order should be
Al³? < Mg²? < Na? < F? < O²? < N³?
(a) The element V has the highest first ionization enthalpy (? iH1) and positive electron gain enthalpy (? egH) and hence it is the least reactive element. Since inert gases have positive? egH, therefore, the element-V must be an inert gas. The values of? iH1, ? iH2 and? egH match that of He.
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(c) The element III which has high fi
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