Understanding periodic trends in electronegativity
Rank the following in order of increasing electronegativity: N,P,O
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Background information: Trends in Electronegativity
What is electronegativity?
A measure of the tendency of an element to attract additonal electrons in a chemical reaction.
PERIODIC TRENDS: Electronegativities increase ...
Solution Summary
The order of increasing electronegativity is determined. Nitrogen, phosphorus and oxygen is examined.
Electrons and Charges
1. State the number of valence electrons for a hydrogen atom and a chlorine atom.
2. State the number of valence electrons for a hydrogen atom and a chlorine atom in a covalent bond.
Use the periodic table to predict an ionic charge for each of the following metal ions.
3. Be ion
4. Cs ion
5. Ga ion
6. Pb ion
Use the periodic table to predict the ionic charge for each of the following nonmetal ions.
7. I ion
8. S ion
9. Se ion
10. P ion
Write out the electron configuration for each of the following nonmetal ions.
11. Br -
12. O2-
13. Se2-
14. N 3-
15. What is the general trend in electronegativity across a series in the periodic table?
16. Which elements are more electronegative, semimetals of nonmetals?
State whether the representative particle in each of the following substances is an atom, a molecule, or a formula unit.
17. plutonium, Pu
18. ozone, O3
19. plutonium(III) oxide. Pu2O3
20. Explain why the radius of a chloride ion (0.181 nm) is about twice that of chlorine atom (0.099 m).
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