Ch 7 Flashcards
Core Electrons
Those in filled or inner shells
Valance electrons
Those beyond filled shells
Effective Nuclear charge
Z = Z-S
eff
Z
Nuclear Charge (atomic #)
S
Number of shielding electrons
Atomic Radius
Increase from R to L on Periodic table And Top to bottom ⬅️ ⬇️
Ionization Energy
Minimum energy required to remove an electron from its ground state
+ -
X ➡️ X + e
(g) (g)
Left to Right on Periodic Table
Increase Z
eff
Decrease size
Moving down the periodic table
Z stays the same
eff
Increase size
Electron Affinity
The energy change associated with the addition of an electron
- -
X + e ➡️ X
(g) (g)
+ -
X + e ➡️ X
(g) (g)
➡️
⬆️
⬇️
More negative EA
Not much change in columns
Electron Configuration
The order of filling orbitals