Answer:
See below.
Explanation:
a. The pH would decrease.
b. An acid.
c. The pH would increase.
d. A base. More accurately an alkali ( which is a soluble base).
Full question options;
(Fe, Pb, Mg, or Ca)
Answer:
Iron - Fe
Explanation:
We understand tht metals pretty much form bonds by losing their valence (outermost electrons). But this question specifically asks for metals that lose beyond their outermost electrons; next to outermost principal energy levels.
Pb, Mg, and Ca only lose their outermost electrons to form the following ions;
Pb2+, Mg2+, and Ca2+.
This is because their ions have achieved a stable octet configuration - the dreamland of atoms where they are satisfied and don't need to go into reactions again.
Iron on the other hand has the following electronic configurations;
Fe: [Ar]4s2 3d6
Fe2+: [Ar]4s0 3d6
Fe3+: [Ar]4s0 3d5
This means ion can lose both the ooutermost electrons (4s) and next to outermost principal energy levels (3d). So correct option is Iron.
Answer:
True
Explanation:
According to Aufbau's principle "sublevels with lower energies are filled up before those with higher energies".
Sublevels do not fill up in numerical order but there is a certain manner in which they are filled. The pattern is shown below:
1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d 4p 5s 4d 5p e.t.c
We see that the 4s gets filled before the 3d sublevel.
