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From our knowledge of periodic trends, the screening effect of the inner electrons outweigh the increase in nuclear charge causing the atomic radius to increase.
<h3>Periodic trends</h3>
The periodic trends are those properties that increase or decrease down the group or across the period. These periodic trends include;
- Ionization energy
- Electron affinity
- Atomic radius
- Ionic radius etc
As more shell are added down the group in group 14, the screening effect of the inner electrons outweigh the increase in nuclear charge causing the atomic radius to increase.
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Metal usually donates electrons. The concept behind this phenomenon is stability. The elements with the most stable electronic configuration are the noble gases in Group 5A. As a result, the other elements donate or accept electrons so that they would be like the noble gases. Since metals are past their nearest noble gas element, they have to shed their electrons. When they do, they become cations which are positively charged ions.
At equivalence there is no more HA and no more NaOH, for this particular reaction. So that means we have a beaker of NaA and H2O. The H2O contributes 1 x 10-7 M hydrogen ion and hydroxide ion. But NaA is completely soluble because group 1 ion compounds are always soluble. So NaA breaks apart in water and it just so happens to be in water. So now NaA is broken up. The Na+ doesn't change the pH but the A- does change the pH. Remember that the A anion is from a weak acid. That means it will easily attract a hydrogen ion if one is available. What do you know? The A anion is in a beaker of H+ ions! So the A- will attract H+ and become HA. When this happens, it leaves OH-, creating a basic solution, as shown below.
