Gold has a heavy enough nucleus that its electrons must travel at speeds nearing the speed of light to prevent them from falling into the nucleus. This relativistic effect applies to those orbitals that have appreciable density at the nucleus, such as s and p orbitals. These relativistic electrons gain mass and as a consequence, their orbits contract. As these s and (to some degree) p orbits are contracted, the other electrons in d and f orbitals are better screened from the nucleus and their orbitals actually expand.
Since the 6s orbital with one electron is contracted, this electron is more tightly bound to the nucleus and less available for bonding with other atoms. The 4f and 5d orbitals expand, but can't be involved in bond formation since they are completely filled. This is why gold is relatively unreactive.
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Each correspond to a principal energy level
Answer:
23.8g
Explanation :
Convert 2.0M into mol using mol= concentration x volume
2.0M x 0.1L (convert 100mL to L since the units for M is mol/L)
= 0.2 mol
We can now find grams by using the molar mass of KBr
=119.023 g/mol (Found online) webqc.org
but can be be calculated by using the molecular weight of K and Br found on the periodic table
We can now calculate the grams by using grams=mol x molar mass
119.023g/mol x 0.2mol
= 23.8046 g
=23.8g (rounded to 1decimal place)
