The periodic table Periodic trends Electron configurations Ionic configurations Atomic and ion radius
Pauli's exclusion principle
Each electron must have it's own 4 unique quantum numbers (otherwise it does NOT exist)
Aufbau principle
Orbitals will be filled from the lowest energy levels to the highest
Hund's rule
When electrons are in orbitals of the same energy, they prefer the be unpaired and with spins aligned
Valence electrons (what is the exception for transition elements)
Main group = The electrons found in the outermost principal energy level
- Transition elements = The electrons found in the highest principal energy level excluding d orbitals
S-block elements are ___ elements and their valence electrons are in their ___ orbital
- Main group elements
- highest s orbital (2nd)
P-block elements are ___ elements and their valence electrons are in their ___ orbital
- Main group elements
- highest p orbital (3rd)
D-block elements are ___ elements and their valence electrons are in ___
- Transition elements
- 1 principal (n) energy level below the corresponding s and p levels (usually 4th)
F-block elements are ___ elements and their valence electrons are in ___
- Inner transition elements
- 2 principal (n) energy levels below their corresponding s and p orbitals (usually 5th)
Reactivity (in relation to electron configurations)
Elements that are very close to filling their valence electron orbitals WANT to gain or lose an electron to do so (and reach a stable configuration) so they're more likely to react with other elements
Group 1A metals form ___ And group 2A metals form ___
- 1+ cations
- 2+ cations
Nonmetals in general form ___
Anions
Group 7A nonmetals form __
-1 anions
Metals (including transition and inner transition) in general form ___
Cations
What are the five exceptions to orbital filling
Chromium (Cr) = [Ar] 4s13d3
Copper (Cu) = [Ar] 4s13d10
Silver (Ag) = [Kr] 5s14d10
Gold (Au) = [Xe] 6s14f145d10
Molybdenum (Mo) = [Kr] 5s14d5
As you move across a row the atomic radius ___ because ___
- Decreases
- because the outer electrons experience a greater effective nuclear charge
As you move down a column the atomic radius ___ because ___
- Increases
- because the n value increases and has larger electron orbitals
Effective nuclear charge (how do you calculate it)
Z(eff) = (actual nuclear charge) - (charge from other electrons [number of core electrons])
- the attraction from the nucleus that valence electrons experience minus the shielding from the core electrons
Diamagnetic vs. paramagnetic
Dia = All electrons paired, no attraction to external magnetic field
Para = At least one unpaired electron, weak attraction to magnetic field
Cations are ___ than their original atoms because ___
- Much smaller
- their (lost) valence electrons and orbitals contributed to their radius
Anions are ___ than their original atoms because ___
- Much larger
- the additional electron increases their outermost orbital and radius
Isoelectronic ions have the same ___ but different ___ and ___
- Number of electrons (even if their charge is different)
- Different mass and size
Ionization energy (IE) (Is it positive or negative)
The energy needed to remove an electron from an atom or ion
- Always positive because it requires energy
Across a row IE ___ because ___
- Increases
- Elements on the right experience greater Z(eff) and it requires more energy to remove an electron
Down a column IE ___ because ___
- Decreases
- Elements on the bottom have greater n values and their valence electrons are further away from the nucleus, meaning it requires less energy to remove an electron
There's a jump in energy required across ___ IE's because ___
- second, third, ... etc.
- When an electron is being removed from core electron and noble gas configurations because these configurations are more stable and prefer to stay that way
Electron affinity (EA) (is it positive or negative)
How much an atom or ion wants to accept an additional electron
- USUALLY negative because it releases energy
Across a row (in main group elements) EA ___ because ___
- Increases (becomes more negative)
- Elements on the right side need to gain electrons to reach noble gas configurations
Metallic character
An elements tendency to lose electrons due to it having less valence electrons
Across a row, metallic character ___
- Decreases (until you fully hit nonmetals)
Down a column, metallic character ___
- Increases