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3.2 Periodic trends Flashcards

1
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What is a covalent radius?

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Half the distance between two neighboring nuclei

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2
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Does atomic radius decrease or increase across a period and why?

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It decreases as:

  • number of protons increases=higher nuclear charge
  • number of electrons increase but electron shielding effect remains the same
  • Results in stronger attraction between nucleus and valence electrons so radius decreases
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3
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Does atomic radius increase or decrease down a group?

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It increases as valence electrons occupy a main energy level further from nucleus and so less attraction

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Do cations and anions lose or gain electrons?

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Cations lose electrons while anions gain

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Isoelectronic

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Elements with same electronic configuration eg Na+ and Mg 2+

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Does ionic radius increase or decrease across a period? Are there any exceptions?

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It generally decreases because:

  • Proton number increases while electron number remains the same
  • There is still the same shielding effect so higher effective nuclear charge
  • Stronger attraction to nucleus
  • Exception: When it shifts from cation to anion as electron no.>proton no. so effective nuclear charge decreases and larger shielding effect. Starts decreasing after increase however.
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Does ionic radius increase or decrease down a group?

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Increases as shielding effect increases so there is less attraction.

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Are cations bigger or smaller than parent atom?

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Smaller as they occupy one less main energy level

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Are anions bigger or smaller than parent atom?

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Bigger as electrons are more than protons so more repulsion and hence bigger radii

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Effective nuclear charge

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Strength of attraction between positive nucleus and negative electrons

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What does effective nuclear charge depend on?

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  • Size of atomic radius and number of shielding electrons
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What is effective nuclear charge of Sodium and Magnesium?

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Sodium has ENC of +1 as it has 10 shielding electrons and Magnesium has ENC of +2

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Trend of effective nuclear charge down a group

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Remains constant as increase in protons and hence attraction of nucleus is offset by increase in occupied energy levels

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Trend of effective nuclear charge across a period

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Increases since shielding effect remains the same as it’s the same energy level

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15
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What is first ionization energy?

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Energy required to remove one mole of electrons from one mole of gaseous atoms to form one mole of gaseous 1+ ions

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16
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Equation for first ionization energy

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X (g)–> X+ (g) + e-

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17
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Trend of first ionization energy across a period

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Increases as:

  • effective nuclear charge increases so electrons are more difficult to remove
  • atomic radius decreases and same shielding effect means more attraction
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18
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Trend of first ionization energy down a group

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Decreases as:

  • atomic radii decreases
  • shielding effect increases reducing effective nuclear charge so less attraction makes it easier to remove
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Electron affinity

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Energy released when one mole of electrons are added to one mole of atoms to form one mole of gaseous 1- ions

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20
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Is first electron affinity positive or negative?

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Negative as energy is released so it’s exothermic

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21
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Trend of electron affinity across a period

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Increases because:
- Shielding effect is same
- Proton number increases
- Effective nuclear charge increases so attraction is stronger and more energy is released
Moving right means likelihood of pairing electrons increases as they try to get a more stable configuration. Metals often have more tendency to lose rather than gain

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22
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Trend of electron affinity down a group

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Decreases as:

  • Electron gained is entering an energy level further (increase in atomic radii)
  • Increase in shielding effect + decrease in effective nuclear charge = weaker attraction so less release of energy
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23
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Electronegativity

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Attraction of an atom for shared pair of electrons in a covalent bond

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Which elements have the highest and lowest electronegativity?

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Fluorine is highest at 4.0 while Francium is lowest at 0.7

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Trend of electronegativity across a period

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Increases because:

  • effective nuclear charge increases and shielding effect remains the same
  • atomic radii also decreases so attraction is stronger between nucleus and bonding electrons
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Trend of electronegativity down a group

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Decreases as attraction is less so it’s harder to gain bonding electrons

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27
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Trend of metallic character down a group and across a period

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Increases as tendency to lose electrons increases while it decreases across a period

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28
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Trends of melting point across a period (eg. 3rd period)

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Strength of metallic bond increases from Na to Al so melting point increases and peaks at Silicon due to giant covalent structure however at non-metals it decreases as intermolecular forces are weak and metallic character decreases

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29
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Why does Sulphur have higher melting point than Phosphorus?

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S has bigger molecules as they exist as S8 so increased bonding = higher M.P.

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30
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Why are metals generally solids at STP?

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They have strong electrostatic attractions

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31
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How does bonding depend on electronegativity?

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  • If there is large difference in electronegativity between elements, it is an ionic compound
  • If there is a small difference in electronegativity, it is usually a covalent bond
32
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Product of basic oxides + acid

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Salt + water

33
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Basic oxides + water

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They dissolve to form basic solutions (hydroxides)

34
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Na2O (s) + H2O (l)

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2NaOH (aq)

35
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Product of acidic oxides + bases

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Salt + water

36
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Acidic oxides + waters

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They dissolve to form acidic solutions

37
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P4O10 + 6H2O

38
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SO3 + H2O

39
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3NO2 + H2O

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2HNO3 + NO

40
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Cl2O + H2O

41
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What property does silicon dioxide not share with other acidic oxides?

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It doesn’t dissolve in water

42
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Why is silicon dioxide an acidic oxide?

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It can react with NaOH to form Na2SiO3 + H2O. i.e Sodium silicate

43
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What type of oxide is aluminum oxide and why?

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An amphoteric oxide because it can react with acids and bases

44
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Al2O3 + 2NaOH

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3H2O + 2NaAl(OH)4 (Sodium aluminate)

45
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Al2O3 + 6HCl

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2AlCl3 + 3H2O

46
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SO2 + 2NaOH

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Na2SO3 + H2O Sodium sulphite

47
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SO3 + 2NaOH

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Na2SO4 + H2O

Sodium sulfate

48
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Which nitrogen oxide is acidic?

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Nitrogen dioxide NO2

49
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Which nitrogen oxides are neutral?

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NO and N2O (Nitric and nitrous oxides)

50
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2NO2 + H2O

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HNO3 + HNO2

51
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CO2 + H2O

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H2CO3 (Carbonic acid)

52
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What is the ending when there is only one oxyanion?

53
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Ending for 2 oxyanions

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> O2= -ate

54
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Ending for 4 oxyanions (Example: Chlorine)

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Smallest no. of oxygens = hypo- -ite
2nd= -ite
3rd= -ate
Greatest no. = per- -ate

(Hypochlorite, chlorite, chlorate, perchlorate)

55
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Properties of alkali metals

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  • Highly reactive
  • Soft
  • Low melting points
  • Increasing densities
56
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Why do alkali metals have similar chemical properties?

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They all have one valence electron

57
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What are alkali metals held by?

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Electrostatic attractions between positive ions in the lattice and delocalized electrons

58
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Why do metals have decreasing melting points as they go down the group?

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Attractions become weaker as atomic radius increases, effective nuclear charge decreases so less energy is required to break the bonds

59
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Why are alkali metals highly reactive?

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They only have one electron to lose which means lower ionization energies

60
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Metal + water

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Metal hydroxide + hydrogen

61
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Describe reaction of sodium, potassium and caesium with water

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  • Sodium: Melts, fizzes rapidly and moves around
  • Potassium: Bursts into flames (lilac)
  • Caesium: Explodes as it comes in contact
62
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Color and state at RTP of fluorine

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Pale yellow gas

63
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Color and state at RTP of chlorine

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Yellow-green gas

64
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Color and state at RTP of bromine

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Deep-red/orange liquid

65
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Color and state at RTP of iodine

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Grey, shiny solid (usually sublimates), + purple as vapors

66
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Why does melting point of halogens increase down the group?

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As molar mass increases, London forces get stronger so ionization energy increases

67
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How many electrons do halogens have and what can they form from it?

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  • They can gain an electron to become stable and form ionic compounds
  • Form covalent compounds
68
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Does reactivity increase or decrease down a halogen group?

69
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What do you get from an alkali metal + halogen

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White, colorless salts

70
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Halogens + water

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Soluble in water and form colorless, neutral solutions

71
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Most and least vigorous reactions of alkali metal + halogen

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  • Most vigorous: Caesium + Fluorine

- Less vigorous: Lithium + Iodine

72
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When can halogens be displaced in a solution and why?

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When they react with a halogen that is more reactive as they have higher electron affinity (higher in the group)

73
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Reaction between chlorine and potassium bromide (Give ionic as well)

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Cl2 + 2KBr –> 2KCl + Br2

Ionic: Cl2 + 2Br- –> 2Cl- + Br2

74
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Iodine + Potassium Bromide

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No reaction

75
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What type of reactions are halogen-halide ion?

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Redox because halogens are strong oxidizing agents. They oxidize a less reactive halide ion

76
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What determines physical properties?

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Intermolecular forces

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