Inorganic/Nuclear Flashcards
Magic Numbers
2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 (P)
2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126 (N)
Nuclear Stability
Odd, Odd (least stable)
Odd, Even
Even, Odd
Even, Even (Most stable)
Stable/Radioactive
- (N-Z)/Z =1 stable
- (N-Z)/Z <1 radioactive
- Z>83 radioactive
- N and P are not in magic numbers radioactive
Predicting Mode of Decay
A > atomic mass (Beta decay)
A < atomic mass (Positron)
Z > 83 (Alpha decay)
Decay Series
- Uranium - 238
- Actinium - 235
- Thorium - 232
- Neptunium - 237
- Plutonium - 241
Carbon (decay) by default
Cao = 15.3
t 1/2 = 5730 years
laughing gas
nitrous oxide
discovered electron
JJ Thomson
discovered the charge of electron
Robert Millikan
discovered radioactivity in uranium
Antoine Becquerel
discovery of x-rays
Wilhelm Roentgen
radioactivity, radium and polonium
Marie Curie and Pierre Curie
proved the existence of neutrons
James Chadwick
Discovered protons
Ernest Rutherford
increasing mass
e < p < n
Types of Radiation
Gamma, X-ray, Ultraviolet, Infrared, Microwave, Radio wave
Increasing (left and down)
Atomic Size
Reactivity
Metallic Properties
Decreasing (left and down)
Ionization Energy
Electron Affinity
Electronegativity
Amphoteric Oxides
Al2O3, ZnO, BeO, Bi2O3
basic
Metallic oxides
Acidic
non-metals
A pale yellow gas that reacts with water
F2
Soft metal that reacts with water to produce hydrogen
Na
A metalloid that is hard and has a high melting point
B