Chapter 4 (Part 4.2.1)
Chapter 4 (Part 4.2.1)
Chapter 4 (Part 4.2.1)
4.2Periodicity
4.2 Periodicity
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the lesson the students should be able to
(a) Explain the variation in atomic radii
i) across Period 2 and 3
ii) down a group.
(b) Compare and explain the atomic radius of an
element to its corresponding ionic radius
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4.2 Trends : Atomic & Ionic
Radii
(a) Variation In Atomic Radii
Radius, r = a (Å)
2
Size volume
V = 4/3 πr3 , V r
a 3
4.2 Trends : Atomic & Ionic
Radii
(a) Variation In Atomic Radii
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4.2 Trends : Atomic & Ionic
Radii
(a) Variation In Atomic Radii
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4.2 Trends : Atomic & Ionic
Radii
(a) Variation In Atomic Radii
i) Effective nuclear charge, Zeff
The charge an electron actually experiences as a
result of shielding (screening) effects by other
electrons.
Electrons moving around the nucleus do not
experience equal strength of nucleus attraction.
Electrons closer to the nucleus experience stronger
nucleus attraction than the electrons further away
from the nucleus.
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4.2 Trends : Atomic & Ionic
Radii
(a) Variation In Atomic Radii
i) Effective nuclear charge, Zeff
The effective nuclear charge,Zeff which is the
“positive charge” felt by an electron is given by :
Zeff = Z – S
Where ...
Z = number of proton
S = number of electrons filled at the inner
orbital or number of inner / core
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4.2 Trends : Atomic & Ionic
Radii
(a) Variation In Atomic Radii
i) Effective nuclear charge, Zeff n=1
Example 1 : n=2
Consider the lithium atom with
electronic configuration of 1s2 2s1
The inner 2 electrons ( 1s2 ), shield the outer 2s1
electrons from the positive charge of 3 protons.
Therefore : Zeff = Z–S
= 3–2
= +1
Zeff experienced by the 2s electron is only + 1 8
4.2 Trends : Atomic & Ionic
Radii
(a) Variation In Atomic Radii
i) Effective nuclear charge, Zeff n=1
Example 2 :
Consider a sodium atom.
n=2
Na : 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1
n=3
core electron
The 3s electron would be perfectly screened from
the positively charged nucleus.
Zeff = Z – S
= + 11 – 10 = + 1
Thus, the valence electron would experience an
attraction to a net positive charge of only +1 9
4.2 Trends : Atomic & Ionic
Radii
(a) Variation In Atomic Radii
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4.2 Trends : Atomic & Ionic
Radii
(a) Variation In Atomic Radii
Na : 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1 K : 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1
The shielding effect on valence è of Na is less than K.
Therefore, when n increases, the shielding effect
increases. 12
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For element Z, the number of electrons left after the
second ionisation is 12.
Write the electronic configuration for the element Z.
State the position of element Z in the periodic table.
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