Periodic Table Trends Flashcards
ionic radii trends
decreases from left to right
increases down a group
ionic radii decreases as atomic number increases
cations
positively charged
usually smaller because less electrons
anions
negatively charged
usually larger because more electrons
Effective Nuclear Charge
the net positive charge felt by an electron in an atom
the shielding effect of negatively charged electrons prevents higher orbital electrons from experiencing the full nuclear charged of the nucleus due to the repelling effect of inner-layer electrons
What happens to the Zeff with more electrons
the more electrons you have will increase electronic repulsion and nuclear shielding which will decease Zeff
What happens to Zeff with less electrons
less electrons means electrons get pulled closer to the nucleus which increases Zeff
chalcogens
oxygen group
pnictogens
nitrogen group
elements in same group
have same number of electrons
same chemical properties, different physical properties
diatomic atoms
form double covalent bonds to achieve full valence shell of electrons
Hydrogen Nitrogen Oxygen Fluorine Chlorine Bromine Iodine
strong Lewis acids
want to accept electrons
strength will increase with increasing ionic charge and decreasing ionic radius
want small ionic radius and large positive charge
strong Lewis base
wants to donate electrons
highly negative with lots of lone pair electrons
lower electronegativity (more easily give up electrons)
metals
low electronegativity and low ionization energy
ionization energy
the amount of energy required to remove an electron from a neutral atom
diamagnetics
no unpaired electrons
slightly repels magnets
goes against the magnetic field
parallel spin alignment
slightly bends away from field
ex: Noble gases or ions with complete pairings due to losing electrons
paramagnetic
has unpaired electrons which can interact with a magnetic field
attracted to magnets
aligned with magnetic field
anti-parallel spin alignment
magnetic field lines bend toward it
good MRI contrasting agent by enhancing signal in tissues
Pauli Exclusion Principle
each orbital can hold a max of 2 electrons, with opposite spin
Hund’s Rule
maximize the number of unpaired electrons
- want to fill up every orbital in a sublevel with one electron before pairing
Polarizability
extent to which an electron cloud of an atom can be distorted by an external charge or by an applied electric field to produce a dipole
electron affinity
measure of tendency of atom to accept electrons
will increase moving across and up the periodic table
a negative value means more likely to accept electrons
electronegativity
tendency to attract electrons within a bond
increases moving across and up the periodic table
ionization energy
opposite of electron affinity
measures energy required to remove an electron from an atom
increases with increasing atomic radius because the electrons are more dispersed and easier to remove