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Explanation:
Elements in group fourteen are mostly known to form compounds in which there are four electron domains leading to a tetrahedral electron domain geometry.
However, the presence of lone pairs affects the shape of the molecule. SnCl3− has four electron domains, three of them are bond pairs while one is a lone pair. The shape of the molecule is based on a tetrahedron, however the observed geometry is trigonal pyramidal due to the presence of the lone pair. Its bond angle is now less than the predicted 109 degrees.
MAl₂(SO₄)₃·xH₂O:
(mAl×2) + (mS×3) + (mO×12) + (mH₂O×x)
(27×2)+(32×3)+(16×12)+(x×18) = 342 + 18x [g]
mAl₂: 27×2 = 54 [g]
54g ---------- 13,63%
342+18x ---- 100%
0,1363(342+18x) = 54
46,6146 + 2,4534x = 54
2,4534x = 7,3854
x ≈ 3
>>> Al₂(SO₄)₃·3H₂O <<<<
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So potassium is more reactive than lithium because the outer electron of a potassium atom is further from its nucleus than the outer electron of a lithium atom. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day. Feel free to ask more questions.
