Which atom or ion is the largest? A. K B. K+ C. Ca D. Ca2+ E. Li
1 answer:
Answer:
A. K
Step-by-step explanation:
Remember the trends in the Periodic Table:
- Atomic radii <em>decrease</em> from left to right across a Period.
- Atomic radii <em>increase</em> from top to bottom in a Group.
- Ionic radii of metal cations are <em>smaller</em> than those of their atoms.
Thus, the largest atoms are in the lower left corner of the Periodic Table.
The diagram below shows that K is closest to the lower left, so it is the largest atom. It is also larger than any of the cations.
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The maximum height at which nitrogen molecule will go before coming to rest is 14 kilometers.
Given:
The nitrogen gas molecule with a temperature of 330 Kelvins is released from Earth's surface to travel upward.
To find:
The maximum height of a nitrogen molecule when released from the Earth's surface before coming to rest.
Solution:
- The maximum height attained by nitrogen gas molecule = h
- The temperature of nitrogen gas particle = T = 330 K
The average kinetic energy of the gas particles is given by:
The nitrogen molecule at its maximum height will have zero kinetic energy as all the kinetic energy will get converted into potential energy
- The potential energy at height h =
- Molar mass of nitrogen gas = 28.0134 g/mol
- Mass of nitrogen gas molecule = m
- The acceleration due to gravity = g = 9.8 m/s^2
- The maximum height attained by nitrogen gas molecule = h
- The potential energy is given by:
The maximum height at which nitrogen molecule will go before coming to rest is 14 kilometers.
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