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Question
Describe the theory associated with the radius of an atom as it gains an electron.
Solution 1
When an atom gains an electron, its size increases. When an electron is added, the number of electrons goes up by one. This results in an increase in repulsion among the electrons. However, the number of protons remains the same. As a result, the effective nuclear charge of the atom decreases and the radius of the atom increases.
Solution 2
Gain of an electron leads to the formation of an anion. The size of an anion will be larger than that of the parent atom because the addition of one or more electrons would result in increased repulsion among electrons and decrease in effective nuclear charge.
This the ionic radius of fluoride ion (F–) is 136 pm whereas atomic radius of Fluorine (F) is only 64 pm
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| (i) Most reactive non-metal | A. | 419 | 3051 | – 48 |
| (ii) Most reactive metal | B. | 1681 | 3374 | – 328 |
| (iii) Least reactive element e | C. | 738 | 1451 | – 40 |
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| Column (I) | Column (II) |
| Electronic configuration | Electron gain enthalpy/kJ mol–1 |
| (i) 1s2 2s2 sp6 | (A) – 53 |
| (ii) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1 | (B) – 328 |
| (iii) 1s2 2s2 2p5 | (C) – 141 |
| (iv) 1s2 2s2 2p4 | (D) + 48 |
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