Questions tagged [periodic-table]
This tag should be applied to questions about the layout, history and interpretation of the periodic table, not to questions relating to specific elements or trends within the table. For these, the tags 'elements' or 'periodic-trends' should be used where appropriate.
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Energy loss or gain
When Na forms Na+ it gains energy.
On forming Na+ it has electronic configuration of neon which is an inert gas.
Inert gases have least energy as compared to the other elements.
So having inert gas ...
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Why does Calcium have a higher ionization energy than Aluminium?
Given their places on the periodic table I'd assume Aluminium has a higher ionization energy, because it has fewer energy levels, and is on a "righter" row on the periodic table, but in reality it is ...
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Comparison between van der Waals radius and metallic radius
I was reading about different types of atomic radius. It was written that if any atom can possess all the three types of radius, then van der Waals radius will be greater than metallic radius. However ...
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What is so special about Beryllium (Be) and Magnesium (Mg)? [closed]
I am asking this because after studying periodic properties and trends of elements I have come to an understanding that these two elements ($\ce{Be \& Mg}$) are many of the time exception to the ...
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What trend exists in the enthalpy change of reaction of group 2 carbonates with HCl
I am currently investigating the trends in enthalpy change of the reaction of group 2 carbonates with HCl. As per ion polarization theory there should be an upward trend in stability and thus a ...
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Why is atomic number unique? [closed]
We all know that atomic number of an atom is "unique" just like fingerprint. And no two elements can have same atomic number. But how can we be So sure that no two elements can have same atomic number?...
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Why is the product of the reaction “Bi + O2” Bi2O3 instead of Bi2O5?
I am stuck on a homework question that states:
A piece of solid bismuth is heated strongly in oxygen.
The answer key states the answer as $\ce{Bi + O2 → Bi2O3}$. However, it is to my understanding ...
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The reaction of Group 14 to get its full shell
I was learning about group 14 of the periodic table and in the course, on Alison (link at the bottom), it said a reaction of the elements in group 14, they use group 4, would consist of sharing ...
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Why is Thorium (At. no. 90) an f-block element at all?
Being an exception of the Aufbau principle, Thorium has an electronic configuration of $\ce{[Rn]}\mathrm{7s^25f^06d^2}$ instead of the expected $\ce{[Rn]}\mathrm{7s^2 5f^2 6d^0}$.
Two other elements, ...
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Why does period 3 of the periodic table contain 8 elements instead of 18?
Period 1 of the periodic table contains 2 elements ($1s^1$ and $1s^2$).
Period 2 contains 8 elements ($2s^1$, $2s^2$, $2p^1$, $2p^3$, ..., $2p^6$).
By the same argument, period 3 might contain 18 ...
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Why is the valency of the Calcium (Ca) Bohr model, set to 2 electrons, instead of 1 electron for stability? [duplicate]
This is an Ascii table for the elements on the 4th period (row) of the periodic table, and distribution of electrons in each orbit.
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Why is the Ionization Energy of Germanium less than that of Silicon?
I've read that in the 13th period, Ga has higher I.E. than Al because of the filling of the d-orbitals in Ga.
The text said they have low penetration,hence they don't shield well and the effective ...
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n+l rule for first member of lanthanide and actinide series
as we all know that if the value of $n+l$ is same then the orbital with lower value of $n$ will get filled first so in case of first member of lanthanide series the configuration is $(\ce{Xe})\mathrm{...
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Predicting atomic weight and density of calcium [closed]
I have a question from school:
Assuming that the element Ca had not been discovered, predict using the properties of the known element surrounding Ca its own properties such as its atomic weight ...
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Comparing the EA [duplicate]
What is the electron affinity trend for the oxygen family?
I am interested in the question above. I am aware that EA of O $>$ EA of S, but what about the others? Which is having more EA: O or Se?
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What is the electronic configuration of La⁺? [closed]
Second IP of La is most likely to second IP of which element:
(1) Be
(2) Ba
(3) Ca
(4) Zn
The given answer is calcium. I don't understand if the 6s electron or the 5d electron leaves on ...
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Effective nuclear charge of oxygen atom (O) vs oxygen anion (O2-)
The size of an anion is greater compared to its parent atom because former's effective nuclear charge is lesser than that of latter.
I found on wikipedia that the effective nuclear charge can be ...
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why lithium is less reactive than sodium? [duplicate]
Lithium lies above sodium in a group and is also smaller in size. According to periodic trend reactivity decreases from left to right in period and down the group.
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Definition of early vs. late transition metal
Is there an accepted definition of an early or late transition metal? I think the late transition metals start at Group 8 (including Fe), but others have said Fe is not a late transition metal. I'm ...
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How will the periodic table change due to redefinition of the kilogram (May 2019)?
The definition of a kilogram has recently been changed. What effect, if any, will this change have on data on the periodic table?
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Difference in Periodic Tables in Block Formation (split in d-block) [duplicate]
I had a question. When I was learning Chemistry and blocks in the periodic table, my professors always broke the table down like the image below
Recently, when I looked up the periodic table (in ...
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Confused by notation of atomic number Z and mass number A on periodic table of elements
I'm totally confused by the different conventions and when to use what. In the Periodic Table I see
$$\ce{^{6}_{12}C}$$
However, in books when talking about isotopes I see
$$\ce{^{12}_{6}C}$$
I ...
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Change in electronegativity order down a group from groups 13-16 to group 17
In general, going down a group Zeff initially increases but then becomes approximately constant, while electrons are in higher n orbitals, hence valence electrons on average further from nucleus, ...
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Exception in trend of increasing ionisation energy across a period
One exception to the trend of increasing ionisation energy across a period in e.g. period 2 is going from N to O. There is no loss of exchange energy in I1 of O, but there is 2K lost in I1 of N, hence ...
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Two different electronic configurations for cerium
Depending on the textbook there are two different electronic configurations stated for cerium. On the one hand
$$[\ce{Xe}]\mathrm{4f^15d^16s^2}\quad$$
and on the other hand
$$[\ce{Xe}]\mathrm{4f^...
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Mendeleev periodic table [closed]
Mendeleev accurately predicted the properties of gallium(eka aluminium). In his justification of properties he says(according to image given) the melting point of the element would be low. What could ...
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How can an electron shield another electron of the same subshell?
While I was preparing for my upcoming exams, I stumbled upon this sentence which is bothering me quite a bit:
The contraction of the lanthanoids is due to the imperfect shielding of one electron by ...
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Why ionisation enthalpy of early lanthanides are expected to be greater than early actinides?
In my book Chemistry Part I (NCERT XII), a statement on p. 232 goes like this:
It is evident from the behaviour of the actinoids that the ionisation enthalpies of the early actinoids, though not ...
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Which has a higher lattice energy CaO or NaCl? [closed]
I know that as charge increase the lattice energy increases as well. However when the size increases, the lattice energy decreases. Can you please explain this to me? I think it is CaO but i'm not ...
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What are Technetium's physical stress characteristics?
I've looked at periodic and data tables from several sources, but none give mechanical / engineering property data on Technetium. Why is this?
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Is there a definitive model of the Elements as a Periodic Tetrahedral [closed]
i.e. Is there a specific reason why these diagrams exist? Is the "neatness" of the design simply a graphical representation of the mathematical constants, or is there some underlying reason why a ...
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What does it mean that an electron quantum numbers are n1= 4 - l1?
I'm trying to solve some exercises from the 2017 IChO, and the problem 6-A1 states that
in first ionization, an electron with the quantum numbers $n_1 = 4 - l_1$ is removed.
Now, I've never seen ...
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Calling Diamond an element?
Is it scientifically correct to call Diamond an element? Carbon has a wide range of allotropes, so would it be correct to actually just call graphite, diamond etc an element. For that matter, could we ...
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How to quickly predict the group of elements with atomic numbers 117 and 120? [closed]
The elements Z (atomic number) = 117 and 120 have not yet been discovered. In which group would you place these elements?
I tried to write their electronic configurations but it was too tedious and I ...
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What is the true depiction of the periodic table?
Normally with the periodic table the lanthanide series is separated out because it's long and would make the table wide. I looked for an expanded version and found this:
I found it kind of strange ...
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Rule to determine the total number of elements in a period [closed]
If each orbital can take maximum of 3 electrons, then total number of elements in 2nd and 4th periods respectively are = ?
I am not aware of the rule which helps to determine the total number of ...
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Why does oxygen have less negative electron gain enthalpy than sulphur? [duplicate]
Oxygen has less negative electron gain enthalpy than sulphur.
This statement is given in my book with a short reason:
due to compact size of oxygen
I'm unable to understand why. I would ...
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Why does hydride acidity increase across period and down group in periodic table?
Why exactly does hydride acidity increase across period and down group in periodic table? What is the explanation with respect to electrons? I can't figure this out because for 1st period etc H is an ...
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Why is the number of protons and neutrons equal to the atomic mass rounded?
The mass number is defined as the NUMBER of protons and neutrons. Electrons aside, why does the number of protons and neutrons equal the atomic mass rounded to the nearest whole number? That would ...
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Why do all atomic masses have decimals if there are some elements that don't have isotopes?
I understand that the way to calculate the atomic mass is to obtain a weighted average of the masses of all the isotopes of an element. I also understand that there are about 26 elements that are ...
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Why are there only less than 120 elements out there ? [duplicate]
Why stop at 118 , Why aren't any more stable elements possible ?
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Comparing ionic character of group 1 elements
According to Fajan's rule ionic character should increase down the group as the size of cation increase.
So it must be
$$\ce{LiH < NaH < KH < RbH < CsH}$$
However, the following two ...
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Comparison between Boron Nitride and Graphite: Interlayer distance
Boron-nitrogen chemistry has attracted significant attention, partly because a B–N unit is isoelectronic with C–C. Furthermore, the radius of carbon and its electronegativity are roughly the
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Trends in ionization energy in the second period [closed]
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Which element among the following has the highest ionisation energy: fluorine, oxygen, neon.
I know that all these elements belong to period 2 and ionisation energy increases from left ...
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How to calculate the position of an element from its atomic number? [closed]
How to calculate the place of of a element if know their atomic number in a periodic table?
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Abnormal ionisation energy trend: Group 13 and 14
I was going through some ionisation energy data, where I came across the following:
Ionisation energy order for Group 13 and 14:
B > Al ≈ Ga > In < Tl
C > Si > Ge > Sn < Pb
What could be the ...
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is there any evidence that there are ~75 extra elements on the periodic table? [duplicate]
there are 118 currently existing elements on the periodic table, and recently I've found like 77 elements that quote on quote "may exist" on our periodic table. Is this true?
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Elements in the lanthanide and Actinide series [duplicate]
How many elements are there in lanthanide and Actinide series? My big doubt is does the 57th element Lanthanum and 89th element Actinium include in it?
In some periodic table the entire 57-71 is ...
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Why do the d suborbitals start at 3d instead of 4d?
Why do the suborbitals for d start at 3 instead of four? It is in the fourth row on the periodic table and all other suborbitals start according to the row on which they are located except for d. Why ...
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Why doesn't D block contraction affect the other P block groups 14 15 16 etc
Usually we come across anomalies in the trends of periodic properties for example the size [Atomic radius value from Raymond Chang Chemistry 9th Edition] of Gallium (135 pm) is smaller than Aluminium (...
