Chapter 8: Periodic Properties Of Elements Flashcards
For transition metals what electrons do we consider as valance electrons?
Electrons in the outermost principal energy level as well as the outermost d electrons
What do chemical properties depend on?
On its valance electrons
Why do elements in a column of the periodic table have similar chemical properties?
They have the same number of valance electrons
Define core electrons
Electrons in complete principal energy levels, and complete d and f sublevels, not including valance electrons
What elements does the f block consist of?
Lanthanides and actinoids
What does the number of columns in a block correspond to?
The maximum number of electrons that can occupy the particular sulevel of that block
Define valance electrons
The electrons important in chemical bonding. For the main group elements, these electrons are in the outermost principal energy level
What is the row number in the periodic table equal to?
The number (or n value) of the highest principal level
The inner electron configuration is the _____ _____that precedes it
Noble gas
What is the outer electron configuration?
The configuration of the electrons beyond the previous noble gas
The principle quantum number of the d orbital being filled across each row in the transition series if equal to…?
The row number minus one
For the first transition block series the d blocks outer configurations is 4s2 3dx with two exceptions which are? Why do these exceptions occur?
Cr (4s1 3d5) and Cu (4s1 3d10)
The reason this occurs is because 3D and 4s are very closely spaced energy levels and the stability associated with half filled or completely filled sublevel.
When a quantum level is completely full, the over all energy of the electrons that occupy that level is particularly _____. Therefore, those electrons ______ lower their energy by reacting with atoms or molecules, so the corresponding atom is relatively _____ or _____
Low
Cannot
Inert
unreactive
Elements with electron configurations close to that of noble gasses are the most reactive because…?
They can attain noble gas electrons configurations by losing or gaining a small number of electrons.
(Ions/atoms strive to be stable like noble gasses?)
Forming cations always requires ____.
Energy
Forming a ion with noble gas configuration _____favourable in terms of the initial energy needed because forming cations always _____ energy, but the payoff is greater than the cost energy wise.
Isn’t
Requires
How do you measure the nonbonding or van der waals radius?
By measuring the distance between to adjacent atoms that are touching which can be determined from the solids density. This distance is twice the radius of the atom
(Note this must be done with only a single element present
Which 2 names of ways can you measure atomic radii?
- Non bonding atomic radius or van der waals radius
2. Bonding atomic radius or covalent radius
How is the bonding atomic radius or the covalent radius defined for non metals?
One half of the distance between two of the atoms bonded together
How is the bonding atomic radius or the covalent radius defined for metals?
One half of the distance between two of the atoms next to each other in a crystal of metal
What does atomic radius refer to?
A set of average bonding radii determined from measurements of a large number of elements and compounds
The bonding atomic radius represents….? And is always ____ than the van see waals radius
The radius of an atom when it is bonded to another atom
Smaller