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1.1 Atomic Structure Flashcards

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1
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_____ take up most of the volume in atoms

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Orbtitals take up most of the volume in atoms

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2
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Relative mass for an electron

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1/1840

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What letter represents the mass number?

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A

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What letter represents the atomic number?

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Z

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What type of ions have…

No. of electrons < No. of protons

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Postive Ions

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What type of ions have…

No. of electrons > No. of protons

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Negative Ions

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7
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What holds the protons and neutrons?

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Strong nuclear force

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What holds electrons and protons together in atom?

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Electrostatic forces of attraction

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Why is the strong nuclear force stronger than electrostatic forces?

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It overcomes repulsion between protons in nucleus

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10
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Strong nuclear force acts only over very ___ distances

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SHORT distances (within nucleus)

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What decides the chemical properties of an element?

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No. & arrangement of electrons decides

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12
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Why do isotopes have the same chemical properties? (2)

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  • ∵ they have same electron configuration
  • chemical properties depend on electrons
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Isotopes have ___ _____ physical properties

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slight different physical properties

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Why do isotopes have slight different physical properties?

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∵ physical properties depend on mass of atom

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19th century: What did John Dalton say atoms were?

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  • Solid spheres
  • Different spheres made different elements
  • (All atoms of an element = same mass)
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1897: What did J.J. Thomson discover and what did it show?

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  • Discovered the electron
  • Showed atoms weren’t solid and indivisible
  • (Model known as ‘plum pudding model’)
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1909 - Ernest Rutherford: What did he find out?

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Conducted the golden foil experiment:

  • Fired positively charged alpha particles at a very thin sheet of gold
  • Particles passed straight through gold & only small no. of particles were deflected backwards (pulm pudding model said = alpha particles would be deflected by the positive ‘pudding’ in atom)
  • = developed into nuclear model of atom
    • Tiny positive nucleus surrounded by ‘cloud’ of negative electrons - most of atom is empty space
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What was Niels Bohr’s model & discovery?

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  • Model: where electrons exist in shells or orbits of fixed energy
  • Discovered: When electrons move between shells, electromagnetic radiation (with fixed energy or frequency) is emitted/absorbed
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What have modern day scientists discovered & so what did they do?

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  • Electrons in same shell ≠ same energy
  • Bohr model = wrong ∴ they refined it & added sub-shells
  • (Isn’t perfect model but it’s simple and explains many experimental observations e.g. bonding & ionisation energy trends)
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20
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What are relative masses essentially?

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Masses of atoms compared to carbon-12

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21
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Define Relative Atomic Mass (Ar) of an element (1x)

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Average mass of an atom of an element on a scale where an atom of carbon-12 is 12

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22
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Define Relative Isotopic Mass

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Mass of an atom of an isotope of an element on a scale where an atom of carbon-12 is 12

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23
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Define Relative Molecular Mass (Mr)

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Average mass of a molecule on a scale where an atom of carbon-12 is 12

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24
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What does a mass spectrometer do and how?

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  • It determines the mass of separate atoms (or molecules)
  • Works by forming ions from sample and then separating them according to the ratio of their charge to their mass
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Name the 6 things that happen when a sample is squirted into time of flight (TOF) mass spectrometer

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  1. Vacuum
  2. Ionisation
  3. Acceleration
  4. Ion Drift
  5. Detection
  6. Data Analysis
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26
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Describe the step vacuum in mass spectrometry (TOF)

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Whole apparatus is kept under a vacuum to prevent ions produced from colliding with air molecules

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27
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Name the two ways you can ionise your sample in mass spectrometry (TOF)

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2 methods:

  1. Electrospray ionisation
  2. Electron impact ionisation
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Describe the method electrospray ionisation

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  1. A high voltage is applied to a sample in a polar solvent
  2. Sample molecule, M, gains a proton forming MH+
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29
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Describe the method electron impact ionisation

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  1. Sample is bombarded by high energy electrons
  2. Sample molecule loses an electron = become +1 ions (M+)
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30
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Describe the step acceleration in mass spectrometry (TOF)

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Positively charged ions are accelerated by an electric field (attracted to negatively charged plate) so = they all have same kinetic energy

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31
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Describe the step ion drift in mass spectrometry (TOF)

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  • Ions enter region with no electric field so they just drift through it
  • Lighter ions will drift faster than heavier ions
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32
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Describe the step detection in mass spectrometry (TOF) & state how abundance is measured

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  • Lighter ions travel at higher speeds = reach detector in less time than heavier ions
  • Positive ions collected at detector
  • Causing current to flow / detected electrically
  • Abundance measured: idea that current depends on number of ions hitting detector
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33
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Describe the step data analysis in mass spectrometry (TOF)

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Signal from detector is sent to a computer which generates a mass spectrum

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What does the y-axis of mass spectrum represent?

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Abundance of ions

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35
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What does the height of each peak give on the mass spectrum?

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Relative isotopic abundance

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36
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If the sample is an element, what does each line represent on the mass spectrum?

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A different isotope of the element

37
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What does the x-axis on the mass spectrum represent?

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‘mass/charge’ ratio (m/z)

38
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Describe how to work out the relative atomic mass from mass spectrum (4)

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  1. Spectrum gives relative abundance (of isotopes) & m/z (mass/charge ratio)
  2. Multiply m/z by relative abundance for each isotope
  3. Sum these values
  4. Divide by the sum of the relative iostopic abundances
39
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Why do elements with isotopes produce more than one line in a mass spectrum?

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∵ isotopes = different masses

40
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Describe how you can use mass spectrometry to identify elements

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You can see if the sample being analysed has the same relative abundances of isotopes

41
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Explain how you use mass spectrometry to identify molecules

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mass/charge ratio (of peak) = relative molecular mass of molecule

42
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Electrons have ____ ______ & move around nucleus in certain regions of atom called ____________

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Electrons have fixed energies & move around nucleus in certain regions of atom called shells/energy levels

43
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Each shell is given a number called ____ ____ _____

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principal quantum number

44
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What is the principal quantum number?

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2(n2)

45
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The further away a shell is from nucleus, the _____ its energy & the ____ its principal quantum number

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higher its energy + larger its principal quantum number

46
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Electrons in same the shell ___ have same energy

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DON’T

47
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Shells divided up into sub-shells which have ____ ______ energies

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slightly different

48
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Sub-shells have different no. of orbitals which can hold up to ___ electrons

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2

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50
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2 electrons in each orbital…

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spin in opposite directions

51
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Electrons fill up ___ energy sub-shell 1st

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Electrons fill up lowest energy sub-shell 1st

52
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Why do electrons fill orbitals singly before they start sharing?

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∵ electrons repel each other

53
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Electron configuration: Give 2 examples of transition metals behaving unusually

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Chromium (Cr) & copper (Cu) = donate 1 of their 4s electrons to 3d sub-shell

54
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Write the electron configuration for chromium

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55
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Write the electron configuration for copper

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56
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Electron configuration: what happens when transition metals become an ion?

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They lose 4s electrons before their 3d electrons

57
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Groups 4-7 can _______ electrons when they form _____ ____

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Groups 4-7 can share electrons when they form covalent bonds

58
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Why are the gases in Group 0 inert?

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∵ completely filled s & p sub-shells

59
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Why does Chromium (Cr) & copper (Cu) donate 1 of their 4s electrons to 3d sub-shell?

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∵ they’re happier with a more stable full or half-full d sub-shell

60
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Define first ionisation energy

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Enthalpy change when 1 mole of gaseous 1+ ions is formed from 1 mole of gaseous atoms

61
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Ionisation is a ________ process ∵ you have to put energy in to ionise atom/molecule

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endothermic

62
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Write an equation for the first ionisation of oxygen

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63
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Name 3 rules about ionisation energies

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  1. Must use gas state symbol (g) ∵ ionisation energies are measured for gaseous atoms
  2. Always refer to 1 mole of atoms
  3. Lower ionisation energy = easier it is to remove from ion
64
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Name 3 factors that affect ionisation energy

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  1. Nuclear Charge
  2. Shielding
  3. Distance from Nucleus
65
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Describe how nuclear charge affects ionisation energy

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More protons in nucleus = more positively charged nucleus is & stronger the attraction for electrons

66
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Describe how shielding affects ionisation energy

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As no. of electrons between outer electrons & nucleus increases = outer electrons feel less attraction towards nuclear charge

Lessening of pull of nucleus by inner shells is called shielding (or screening)

67
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Describe how distance from nucleus affects ionisation energy

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Attraction decreases rapidly with distance

(i.e. electron close to nucleus = much more strongly attracted than one further away)

68
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What is meant by high ionisation energy?

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High ionisation energy = high attraction between electrons & nucleus = more energy needed to remove electron

69
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What provides evidence for shells structure of atoms?

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Graph of successive ionisation energies

70
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Within each shell, successive ionisation energies ______

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increase

71
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Why does successive ionisation energies increase within each shell?

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∵ electrons are being removed from an increasingly positive ion = less repulsion amongst remaining electrons ∴ they’re held more strongly by nucleus

72
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When does big jumps in ionisation energy happen?

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When a new shell is broken into = an electron is being removed from shell closer to nucleus

73
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Define second ionisation energy

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Enthalpy change when 1 mole of gaseous 2+ ions is formed from 1 mole of gaseous 1+ ions

74
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State the equation for the second ionisation of oxygen

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75
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State the equation for the nth ionisation energy

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76
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Describe how you can use a successive ionisation energies graph to figure out which group an element belongs to

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Count how many electrons are removed before the 1st big jump to find the group number

77
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Describe how you can use a successive ionisation energies graph to predict the electronic structure of elements

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Working from right to left, count no. of points there are before each big jump to find how many electrons there are in each shell, starting with the first

78
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Name 2 trends in first ionisation energy

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  • 1st ionisation energies of elements down a group of periodic table decrease
  • 1st ionisation energies of elements across a period generally increase
79
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Explain why ionisation energy decreases down Group 2

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  1. Atomic radius increases/electron removed further from nucleus
  2. As group is descended more shielding = nucleus’ attraction reduces

Both of these factors = make it easier to remove outer electrons = lower ionisation energy

80
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Explain why ionisation energy increases across a Period (2x)

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  1. Increased nuclear charge (no. of protons is increases = stronger nuclear attraction)
  2. Extra electrons enter roughly same energy level or similar shielding
81
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Drops between Groups __ and ___ show _____ Structure

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Drops between Groups 2 and 3 show Sub-Shell Structure

82
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Describe and explain how aluminium provides evidence for the theory of electron sub-shells

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  1. Aluminium’s outer electron = in 3p orbital rather than 3s
    • ∵ 3p orbital = slightly higher energy than 3s orbital
      • ∴ electron is found f_urther from nucleus_
  2. Additonal electron shielding - 3p orbital has additional shielding provided by 3s2 electrons
  3. Both these factors strong enough to override effect of increased nuclear charge = ionisation energy drops slightly, easier to remove electron
83
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Drops between Groups __ and __ Is due to Electron ______

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Drops between Groups 5 and 6 Is due to Electron Repulsion

84
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Describe and explain how phosphorus & sulfur provides more evidence for the eletronic structure model

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  1. (Shielding identical in phosphorus & sulfur atoms + electron is being removed from an identical orbital)
  2. In phosphorus’s case: electron being removed from singly-occupied orbital
  3. But in sulfur: electron removed from paired electrons in 3p orbital
  4. Electron repulsion between 2 electrons = electron easier to remove from pair
85
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Explain why the value of the first ionisation energy of neon is higher than that of sodium (2x)

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  • Electron removed from a level of lower energy or e– removed from 2p rather than from 3s
  • Less shielding
86
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Write the electron configuration for calcium using noble gas symbols

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87
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Which of Na+ and Mg2+ is the smaller ion? Explain why (2)

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Mg2+

Has more protons with same sheilding

88
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Magnesium exists as three isotopes: 24Mg, 25Mg & 26Mg

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24Mg percentage = 80%

26Mg percentage = 10%

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