Chapter 5 Flashcards
Ionization energy
minimum energy required to remove one electron from an atom in its ground state
True or False? It is easier to remove an electron from a cation.
False. It is harder.
True or False? The total number of electrons in an atom affects the ionization energy.
True
True or False? An electron in a multielectron atom is attracted to the nucleus, but repelled by the other electrons.
True
Screening
electron-electron repulsion cancels out some of the nuclear-electron attraction; electrons are primarily screened by inner electrons
Pauli Exclusion Principle
each electron has a unique set of four quantum numbers (n, l, ml, ms)
Aufbauf Principle
fill in orbitals starting with lowest energy orbital
Hund’s rule
most stable configuration is the one with the maximum number of electrons with the same spin
Write the electron configuration for Na.
[Ne] 3s1
Core electrons vs valence electrons
valence electrons: have highest principle quantum number plus partially filled d and f orbitals
core electrons: all the rest
Write the electron configuration for Ge2+.
[Ar]4s2 3d10
Write the electron configuration for Cu-
[Ar] 4s2 3d10
What happens to the atomic radius when electrons are added to an atom?
the atom gets bigger
Put the following in order from biggest to smallest atomic radius.
Na+ , Ne, O2-, F-, Mg2+
O2-, F-, Ne, Na+, Mg2+
Lattice energy
the energy released when an ionic solid decomposes into gaseous ions ; a measure of the attractive force holding those ions together
What happens to lattice energy when the charge on ions increases?
increases
What happens to lattice energy when size of atoms increases?
decreases