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1
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What is the periodic trend for atomic radius?

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Down and to the left. Towards Fr (In France you get Fat)

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Why does the atomic radius get larger as you go to the left?

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Effective Nuclear Charge = Zeff
- Gets larger as you go to the right, making the atomic radius smaller.

Zeff = Z - S
Z = nuclear charge
S = shielding electrons (core electrons/closer to the nucleus)
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What is the radius of a neutral atom?

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Atomic Radius

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What is the radius of a charged species (ion)?

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Ionic Radius

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Is the ionic radius of a cation compared to its neutral species larger or smaller?

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The cation is significantly smaller than its neutral species.

  • metals typically form cations
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Is the ionic radius of a anion compared to its neutral species larger or smaller?

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The anion is significantly larger than its neutral species.

  • non-metals typically form anions
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Who typically forms cations?

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Metals

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Who typically forms anions?

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Non-metals

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What is an Isoelectronic Series?

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When a group of atoms have the same number of electrons.

Ex: S2-, Cl-, Ar, K+, Ca2+
all isoelectronic to Ar

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In an isoelectronic series, who has the smallest ionic radius?

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The most positive ion, most protons.

  • If they all have the same number of electrons, the one with the most protons will pull the electrons in tighter, making it smaller.
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In an isoelectronic series, who has the largest ionic radius?

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The more negative ion, most electrons.

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What is ionization energy?

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The energy required to remove an electron.

  • Related to oxidation
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What is the trend for Ionization Energy?

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Up and to the right. Towards He.

  • Opposite of Atomic Radius
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Why is the ionization energy endothermic?

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Removing an electron requires energy.

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Why does the ionization energy increase going to the right?

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The effective nuclear charge (Zeff) increases to the right. Which makes it harder to remove an electron, requiring a greater ionization energy.

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Why does the ionization energy increase going up the periodic table?

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The atomic radius decreases. The electrons are closer to the nucleus, making them harder to remove.

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Why are the alkali metals so reactive with H2O?

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Because they have such low ionization energies, so they get oxidized really easily.

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What are the 2 exceptions to the ionization energy rule?

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B & O have slightly lower energies (same goes for Al & S

  • If Boron loses an electron then he will have a full shell.
  • If Oxygen loses an electron then it will have a 1/2 full valence shell.
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What is the energy change associated with gaining an electron?

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Electron Affinity

  • Exact opposite of Ionization Energy
  • Associated with reduction
20
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Why is Electron Affinity typically exothermic?

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Gaining an electron is energetically favorable, because it lowers the atoms energy.

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What is the periodic trend for Electron Affinity?

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It increases as you go to the right.

- It becomes more exothermic or negative.

22
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What are the exceptions to the Electron Affinity trend?

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  • Noble Gases: have a filled octet, they don’t want another electron. They have a positive electron affinity & are endothermic.
  • Group 2 & 15 (Be & N columns): for the same reason as the ionization energy exception (full or 1/2 full sub-shells). They are either endothermic or only slightly exothermic.
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What is the periodic trend for Electronegativity?

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Up and to the right. Towards F.

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What is electronegativity?

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Measure of how close an atom pulls the shared electrons in a covalent bond to them.

25
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The most polar bond between 2 atoms is the one that has the greatest …

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difference in electronegativity

Ex: C-F > C-O > C-N
Most polar/ greatest diff. in electronegativity.

26
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Which of the periodic trends is related to covalent bonding?

A

Electronegativity

27
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Which of the periodic trends is related to ionic bonding?

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Ionization Energy & Electron Affinity

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