1. For this question, the adjective small must be percepted in a relative sense. This is because it is not the smallest ion (that would be hydrogen). It could be that the antimony and beryllium ions are smaller compared to their neutral forms. This is because they donate electrons when ionized. As a result, the electrons are reduced, so does the electron cloud which makes the radius much smaller.
2. The periodic table is arranged in terms of increasing atomic number. For neutral atoms, the number of protons (atomic number) is equal to the number of electrons. So, the farther we go down the table, the higher the atomic number. The higher the atomic number, the bigger the electron cloud which makes the atomic radius bigger. Because by definition, atomic radius is the length from the nucleus to the farthest electron from the nucleus.
Answer: -2.373 x 10^-24J/K(particles
Explanation: Entropy is defined as the degree of randomness of a system which is a function of the state of a system and depends on the number of the random microstates present.
The entropy change for a particle in a system depends on the initial and final states of a system and is given by Boltzmann equation as
S = k ln(W) .
where S =Entropy
K IS Boltzmann constant ==1.38 x 10 ^-23J/K
W is the number of microstates available to the system.
The change in entropy is given as
S2 -S1 = kln W2 - klnW1
dS = k ln (W2/W1)
where w1 and w2 are initial and final microstates
from the question, W2(final) = 0.842 x W1(initial), so:
= 1.38*10-23 ln (0.842)
=1.38*10-23 x -0.1719
= -2.373 x 10^-24J/K(particles)
D. Black holes
When a star dies out it explodes and causes a supernova and after a very long period of time the supernovas gasses vanish and the star can be visibly identified as a black hole!
