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Chapter 6: Q67E (page 337)

Question: Based on their positions in the periodic table, predict which has the smallest atomic radius: Mg, Sr, Si, Cl, I.

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Chlorine has the smallest atomic radius.

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discussing the trend of atomic radius across the periodic table

The atomic radius increases as we go from right to left in the periodic table. The atomic radius increases going from top to bottom (increases in n energy levels and so the distance from the nucleus.

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predicting which among the given has the smallest atomic radius

Observing the trends in the periodic table, we can observe that chlorine has farthest on the right and highest on the periodic table. Hence, it has the smallest atomic radius.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Question:Read the labels of several commercial products and identify monatomic ions of at least six main groupelements contained in the products. Write the complete electron configurations of these cations and anions.

Atoms of which group in the periodic table have a valence shell electron configuration of\({\bf{n}}{{\bf{s}}^{\bf{2}}}\)?

Identify the subshell in which electrons with the following quantum numbers are found:

(a)\({\bf{n = 3,l = 1}}\);

(b)\({\bf{n = 5,l = 3}}\);

(c)\({\bf{n = 2,l = 0}}\).

Which of the following atoms and ions is (are) isoelectronic with\({{\bf{S}}^{{\bf{2}} + }}:{\rm{ }}{\bf{S}}{{\bf{i}}^{4 + }}{\rm{ ,}}{\bf{C}}{{\bf{l}}^{{\bf{3}} + }},{\rm{ }}{\bf{Ar}},{\rm{ }}{\bf{A}}{{\bf{s}}^{{\bf{3}} + }},{\rm{ }}{\bf{Si}},{\rm{ }}{\bf{A}}{{\bf{l}}^{{\bf{3}} + }}\)?

If a shell contains a maximum of 32 electrons, what is the principal quantum number,n?
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