Chemistry
Arrange the following :
(a) Carbon, Fluorine, Beryllium (in decreasing order of atomic size).
(b) Potassium, Lithium, Sodium (in increasing order of ionization potential).
Related Questions
State the term : The tendency of an atom to pull a shared pair of electrons towards itself in a compound.
Give reasons for — Inert gases do not form ions.
Identify the following:
(a) An element in period 1 which can be placed in both group 1 and group 17 of the Periodic Table.
(b) The element having electronic configuration 2, 8, 6.
(c) The most electronegative element of period 3.
The following table shows the electronic configuration of the atoms A, B, C and D.
Element A B C D Electronic configuration 2, 8, 8, 2 2, 6 2, 8, 7 2, 4 (a) Write the formula of the compound formed between:
- A and B
- D and C
(b) Which of the above elements will exhibit catenation?