Use principles of atomic structure and/or chemical bonding to answer each of the following.
(a) The radius of the Ca atom is 0.197 nanometer; the radius of the Ca2+ ion is 0.099 nanometer. Account for this difference.
(b) The lattice energy of CaO(s) is -3,460 kilojoules per mole; the lattice energy for K2O(s) is -2,240 kilojoules per mole. Account for this difference.
Ionization Energy (kJ/mol)
First Second
K 419 3,050
Ca 590 1,140
(c) Explain the difference between Ca and K in regard to
a. their first ionization energies,
b. their second ionization energies.
(d) The first ionization energy of Mg is 738 kilojoules per mole and that of Al is 578 kilojoules per mole. Account for this difference.
2007-01-12
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