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3 years ago

Which of the following atoms would be expected to form positive ions in binary ionic compounds: Br, Ca, Na, N, F, Al, Sn, S, Cd?

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Montano1993 [528]3 years ago

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Answer:

Explanation:

Hello,

Binary ionic compounds are those compounds that consist of two elements and usually one has a positive ion while the other one carries a negative ion and they both combine together to form a compound.

In the options above, option A is the right answer because it has a combination of positive ions.

For ionic compounds to form, a strong electropositive element must combine with a strong electronegative element.

Most metals are usually electropositive and carry a positive ion and non metals tends to carry negative ions.

Br = non metal = negative ion

Ca = metal = positive ion

Na = metal = positive ion

N = non metal = negative ion

F = non metal = negative ion

Al = metal = positive ion

Sn = metal = positive ions

S = non metal = negative ion

Cd = metal = positive ion

Option A has a combination of all the positive ions here.

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For a: The activity coefficient of copper ions is 0.676

For b: The activity coefficient of potassium ions is 0.851

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$-\log\gamma_i=\frac{0.51\times Z_i^2\times \sqrt{\mu}}{1+(3.3\times \alpha _i\times \sqrt{\mu})}$ ........(1)

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$Z_i$ = charge of i-th ions

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$C_{Na^+}=0.01M\\Z_{Na^+}=+1\\C_{Cl^-}=0.01M\\Z_{Cl^-}=-1$

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Putting values in equation 1, we get:

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Putting values in equation 1, we get:

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Putting values in equation 1, we get:

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Hence, the activity coefficient of potassium ions is 0.794

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