Using principles of atomic structure, explain why the atomic radius of Te is less than the ionic radius of Te2− . Photoelectron
spectroscopy data for the 1s sublevel of Te and the 1s sublevel of O are represented below. In terms of Coulomb's law and atomic structure, explain why the peak for O is positioned so far to the right of the peak for Te .
Let us recall that a negative ion is formed by addition of electrons to an atom. When electrons are added to the atom, greater interelectronic repulsion increases the size of the Te^2− hence it is greater in size than Te atom. Therefore, the ionic radius of Te^2− is greater than the atomic radius of Te.
In the second question, oxygen is positioned so far to the right because it has a far smaller nuclear charge compared to Te. Hence in the PES spectrum, the 1s sublevel of oxygen lies far to the right of that of Te.
To calculate the mass of milk of magnesia given, we need certain data like molar mass of the compound which needs the atomic mass of the atoms in the compound. We calculate as follows:
Molar mass of <span>Mg(OH)2 = 24.3 g/mol + (2 x (16 + 1.0)) = 58.30 g/mol
Mass = 3.2 mol (</span>58.30 g/mol) = 186.56 grams
