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andrezito [222]
3 years ago
12

Which ion has the smallest radius? (1) O2- (2) S2- (3) Se2- (4) Te2-

Chemistry
2 answers:
podryga [215]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:


                  Option-1 (O²⁻) is the correct answer.


Explanation:

                       All given anions contains same charge. So, we can ignore the effect of charge on these anions.


As we know all given compounds belongs to same group (Group 6) in periodic table. And from top to bottom along the group the elements are placed as,


                                                          Oxygen O


                                                          Sulfur S


                                                          Selenium Se


                                                          Tellurium Te


Hence, moving from top to bottom along the group the number of shells increases. And with increase in number of shell the atomic or ionic radii increases. As Oxygen is present at the top of the group, therefore, it has the smallest radius due to less number of shells.

mel-nik [20]3 years ago
3 0

O²⁻ ion has the smallest radius

<h3>Further explanation </h3>

In an atom there are levels of energy in the shell and sub shell.

This energy level is expressed in the form of electron configurations.

Writing electron configurations starts from the lowest to the highest sub-shell energy level. There are 4 sub-shells in the shell of an atom, namely s, p, d and f. The maximum number of electrons for each sub shell is

  • s: 2 electrons
  • p: 6 electrons
  • d: 10 electrons and
  • f: 14 electrons

Charging electrons in the sub shell uses the following sequence:

1s², 2s², 2p⁶, 3s², 3p⁶, 4s², 3d¹⁰, 4p⁶, 5s², 4d¹⁰, 5p⁶, 6s², etc.

Each sub-shell also has an orbital shown in the form of a square in which there are electrons symbolized by half arrows

The atomic radius shows the distance of the atomic nucleus to the electrons in the outer shell

From left to right in the period system the atomic radius gets smaller, while from one group from top to bottom the atomic radius gets longer

The more the number of shells the atom has, the radius of the atom getting longer, but if the number of shells is the same, the larger atomic number has shorter radius because the core charge is greater so that the attraction of the nucleus to the electrons is stronger

In the ions

(1) O²⁻

(2) S²⁻

(3) Se²⁻

(4) Te²⁻

All of these ions are ions from the elements of the VIA group in the periodic system. This group consists of oxygen (O), sulfur (S), selenium (Se), tellurium (Te), and polonium (Po).

The periodic system is arranged in the order of atomic numbers, whereas in this VIA group from top to bottom, the atomic number gets bigger

  • Element O

Atomic Number: 8

Electron configuration: 1s² 2s² 2s⁴ (number of shells 2)

  • Element S

Atomic Number: 16

Electron configuration: [Ne] 3s² 3p⁴ (number of shells 3)

  • Element Se

Atomic Number: 34

Electron configuration: [Ar] 3d¹⁰ 4s²4p⁴ (number of shells 4)

  • Element Te

Atomic Number: 52

Electron configuration: [Cr] 4d10 5s² 5p⁴ (number of shells 5)

From the configuration of the electron shows that the lower the shell owned by the elements of the VIA group the greater (from 2 to 5) so that the radius is also getting longer/bigger

Because what is being asked is the radius of the ion, the electron configuration of each element is equally reduced by 2 electrons, but the number of shells remains the same

(1)O²⁻

Electron configuration: 1s² 2s² 2s²

(2) S²⁻

Electron configuration: [Ne] 3s² 3p²

(3) Se²⁻

Electron configuration: [Ar] 3d¹⁰ 4s²4p²

(4) Te²⁻

Electron configuration: [Cr] 4d¹⁰ 5s² 5p²

Because the amount of shell from the Oxygen ion is the smallest, the radius of the O²⁻ is also the smallest

<h3>Learn more  </h3>

electron affinity  

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Identify the group number in the periodic table  

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the charge on each ion in the compounds  

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Keywords: element, group 6A, the smallest radius

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