The Periodic Table CH2 Flashcards
The electrostatic attraction between the valence shell electrons and the nucleus is known as?
The Effective Nuclear Charge (Zeff)
The energy required to remove an electron from a gaseous species?
Ionization Energy
What kind of process is ionization energy?
Endothermic Process
The energy dissipated by a gaseous species when it gains an electron.
Electron Affinity
What kind of process is electron affinity?
Exothermic Process
What increases from left to right?
- IE
- EA
- E
What decreases from left to right?
Atomic Radius
What increases from top to bottom?
Atomic Radius
What decreases from top to bottom?
- IE
- EA
- E
A measure of the attractive force that an atom will exert on an electron in a chemical bond.
Electronegativity