All categories

3 years ago

Why does Beryllium have a larger first Ionization energy than boron?

1 answer:

7 0

This is an exception to the general electronegativity trend. It can be explained by looking at the electron configurations of both elements.

Be:[He]2s2
B:[He]2s22p1

When you remove an electron from beryllium, you are taking away an electron from the 2s orbital. When you remove an electron from boron, you are taking an electron from the 2p orbital. The 2p electrons have more energy than the 2s, so it is easier to remove them as they can more strongly resist the effective nuclear charge of the nucleus.

You might be interested in

How does every singles cell in the body get the substances it needs to carry out the chemical reaction that provides it with ene

Lesechka [4]

And I don't exactly get what you are trying to ask hit me back up though

3 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

Which statement describes the masses of the particles that make up an atom?

Novay_Z [31]

The mass of the atom is equal to the sum of the number of protons and the number of neutrons. In a neutral atom, the number of protons is equal to the number of electrons. The atomic number meanwhile of an atom is equal to the number of protons of the atom.

6 0

2 years ago

Determine the number of atoms in 41.0 grams of calcium, Ca. (The mass of one mole of calcium is 40.08 g.)

Dovator [93]

Hi there!

Let me know if you have questions about my answer:

6.15 × 10²⁴

Explanation:

To find the number of atoms, divide the mass of calcium (m) by its molar mass (MM). This will give you the number of moles of calcium (n).

$n = m/MM$ Start with a formula

$=\frac{41.0g}{40.08g/mol}$ Substitute values from the question

$= \frac{41.0g*1mol}{40.08g}$ Simplify

$= \frac{41.0mol}{40.08}$ Cancel out the units "g"

$= 1.022...mol$ Number of moles of calcium, with 4 significant figures

Then, multiply the number of moles of calcium (n) by Avogadro's number ( $N_{A}$ ) to find the number of calcium atoms.

$Number.of.Ca=n*N_{A}$ Start with a formula

$= 1.022mol*\frac{6.022*10^{23}Ca}{1mol}$ Substitute values from the question

$= \frac{1.022mol*6.022*10^{23}Ca}{1mol}$ Simplify

$= 1.022*(6.022*10^{23}Ca)$ Cancel out the units "mol"

$= 6.154*10^{24} Ca$ Multiply, leave one extra digit to help round. "4" tells you to round down.

$= 6.15*10^{24} Ca$ Final answer to 3 significant figures*

*When multiplying and dividing numbers, your final answer will have the same number of significant figures as the number with the least number of significant figures in the question.

40.08 has 4 significant figures. 41.0 has 3 significant figures. So, you want 3 significant figures in your final answer.

I hope this helps!

Learn more about Avogadro's number here:

brainly.com/question/1445383

Check out another answer that uses significant figures:

brainly.com/question/3721164

7 0

2 years ago

Need help ASAP PLS SCIENCE

ANEK [815]

Answer:

m/s2

0.2

m/s2

Explanation:

if F=ma, then a = F/m. The unit to measure acceleration is typically m/s2.

5 0

3 years ago

A lead–tin alloy of composition 30 wt% Sn–70 wt% Pb is slowly heated from a temperature of 150°C (300°F).(a) At what temperature

Novay_Z [31]

Answer:

a) 231.9 °C

b) 100% Sn

c) 327.5 °C

d) 100% Pb

Explanation:

This is a mixture of two solids with different fusion point:

$Tf_{Pb}=327.5 C$

$Tf_{Sn}=231.9 C$

Given that Sn has a lower fusion temperature it will start to melt first at that temperature.

So the first liquid phase forms at 231.9 °C and because Pb starts melting at a higher temperature, that phase's composition will be 100% Sn.

The mixture will be completely melted when you are a the higher melting temperature of all components (in this case Pb), so it will all in liquid phase at 327.5 °C.

At that temperature all Sn was already in liquid state and, therefore, the last solid's composition will be 100% Pb.

3 0

3 years ago