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CHEM 481. Chapter 1. Atomic structure The origin of the elements Before there was chemistry there should have been elements. How did the elements origin in the universe? Elements are the introduction to chemistry. Clear ideas that have been accumulated about the origin of elemets comes from cosmology which is investigating the nature and history of the universe and bed rock of chemistry and physics. In investigating the nature and history of the universe we can hardly do better than to begin by examining what it is made of. The universe we see and measure is composed of an orderly yet diverse system of elements, from hydrogen to uranium. How did these elements come into being; from what primordial stuff were they made? Research into the origin of the elements is going forward in many directions but none of these have been as fruitful than the study of the quantities and ratios of elements on the earth and in stars. Clues such as meteorites also give us insight in what the universe is made of because they have undergone so little change, but the one method of research that has provided us with the most invaluable data is optical spectroscopy. (the study of light and its "characteristic spectrum" at optical wavelengths) Upon careful observation, the light emitted by stars in the universe yields some very interesting conclusions about the atomic make-up of the universe.

Big-Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory is the dominant scientific theory about the origin of the

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universe.According to the big bang, the universe was created sometime between 10 billion and 20 billion years ago from a cosmic explosion that hurled matter and in all directions. The big bang was initially suggested because it explains why distant galaxies are traveling away from us at great speeds. The theory also predicts the existence of cosmic background radiation (the glow left over from the explosion itself). The Big Bang Theory received its strongest confirmation when this radiation was discovered in 1964 by Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson, who later won the Nobel Prize for this discovery.

Although the Big Bang Theory is widely accepted, it probably will never be proved; consequentially, leaving a number of tough, unanswered questions.

Eight Steps in the History of the Earth

1. The Big Bang 2.Star Formation

3. Supernova Explosion 4. Solar Nebula Condenses

5. Sun & Planetary Rings Form 6. Earth Forms

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Astronomers and physicists denote the build-up of heavier elements from lighter ones as "nucleosynthesis". Only the very lightest elements (Hydrogen, Helium and Lithium [2]) were created at the time of the Big Bang and therefore present in the early universe.All the other heavier elements we now see around us were produced at a later time by nucleosynthesis inside stars. In those"element factories", nuclei of the lighter elements are smashed together whereby they become the nuclei of heavier ones - this process is known as nuclear fusion. In our Sun and similar stars, Hydrogen is being fused into Helium. At some stage, Helium is fused into Carbon, then Oxygen, etc. The fusion process requires positively charged nuclei to move very close to each other before they can unite. But with increasing atomic mass and hence, increasing positive charge of the nuclei, the electric repulsion between the nuclei becomes stronger and stronger. In fact, the fusion process only works up to a certain mass limit, corresponding to the element Iron. All elements that are heavier than Iron cannot be produced via this path. The following pictures show the distribution curves of the relative abundance of the elements in the "visible" universe:

7. Earth's Core Forms 8. Oceans & Atmosphere Forms

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Relative Abundance of the Chemical Elements in the Earth System The "Big Eight", which account for ~99% of the material in the Earth System:

Element % by Weight of Earth System

Oxygen 46.6

Silicon 27.7

Aluminum 8.1

Iron 5.0

Calcium 3.6

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Abundance of elements in the EarthThe following pie chart shows the percentage by mass of elements in the

Earth's crust.

Potassium 2.6

Magnesium 2.6

Sodium

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The understanding of the origin of the elements, that is their sites of origin, the variety of processes involved, and the epochs in the evolutionary history of the universe when they occurred, is one of the greatest achievement of modern science. The importance of this endeavor is not only in its ability to provide answers to questions such as “where did we come from", but also in its being the prime tool for setting the time markers that delineate cosmic evolution. Research over the past half century has clarified much of the situation. The cosmic rays, high energy particles that pervade our Galaxy, not only provide a direct sample of cosmic matter carrying information on the processes that produce the elements, but also play a major role in the

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synthesis of the light elements, lithium, beryllium and boron. As we shall see, investigations with powerful ground and space based telescopes of the abundances of these elements have led to entirely new insights into the origin of the cosmic rays.

Element Genesis We now know that nucleosynthesis, the genesis of the chemical elements and their isotopes, took place both universally, shortly after the Big Bang, as well as in stars, much later. Isotopes of the same element have the same atomic number but different masses. Hydrogen is by far the most abundant element in the universe; it accounts for approximately 93% of the total number of atoms and 76% of the total mass. Helium comes in at a distant second at about 7% of the number and 23% of the mass. In general the abundance of the elements drops off exponentially as the atomic mass increases ( simply said: atomic mass is the sum of the protons and neutrons in the atom's nucleus ) the exponential fall is continuous throughout the periodic table until it hits the iron group. (Look

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at the chart below and you can see a spike at atomic mass 56) These elements are approximately 10,000 times more abundant than their neighbors. This is the only perturbation in the fairly smooth distribution curve. When one does an analysis of the the distribution curve some interesting facts can be seen, such as 99% of the universe's weight comes from hydrogen and helium and all the atoms with a greater atomic number than iron makes up less than a millionth of the universe's total (visible) weight. 1.1 Nucleosynthesis of the light elements In the first few minutes after the Big Bang, at temperatures exceeding 109 K, several of the lightest elements and their isotopes were created. Most of the helium (He), essentially all of the deuterium (2H, the heavy isotope of hydrogen) and some lithium were thus produced. Lithium has two stable isotopes, 7Li and 6Li, but the relevant nuclear processes are such that the Big Bang produced significant amounts of only the heavier one. Beryllium has one stable isotope (9Be), while boron has two (10B and 11B). These light elements were not produced in significant quantities in the Big Bang. Likewise, because of the rapid expansion of the universe and the concomitant decrease of the density and temperature, neither were the heavier elements (C, O , etc.). These, so-called metals, have been and still are synthesized much later in the interior of stars, as well as in stellar explosions (supernovae) that are the death throes of the most massive stars.

The idea that the synthesis of all the elements was associated with the origin of the Universe came from George Gamow and his co-workers in the late 1940's. A competing theory at that time was that of Fred Hoyle, which maintained that all the elements are synthesized in stars in galaxies. The strongest argument against an initial, universal synthesis of all the elements is the fact that very significant variations of elemental abundances are observed in stars of different ages, indicating that nucleosynthesis is an ongoing process. Indeed, the theories of stellar evolution, supernova dynamics and Galactic chemical evolution are capable of accounting for many the observed elemental abundances at a great variety of astronomical sites. These theories are based in large part on the pioneering work in the 1950's of

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Margaret and Geoff Burbidge, Willie Fowler and Fred Hoyle, and independently that of Al Cameron.

On the other hand, there are several isotopes whose abundances cannot be understood by stellar nucleosynthesis. Even though deuterium is produced in stellar interiors, it is also very rapidly destroyed. But in the Big Bang, deuterium produced by the capture of neutrons on protons, can survive under certain conditions on the universal density which allow the synthesized 2H to escape destruction owing to the rapid expansion of the universe. In fact, the observed deuterium abundance in the solar system, in the Galaxy and even in distant extragalactic space, is one of the best indicators of the overall matter density of the universe.

The other light elements, Li, Be and B, hold a unique place among the elements. Even though their abundances are exceedingly low, only about 10-9 that of H and about 10-6 that of the next heavier elements C, N and O, they play important roles both in cosmology and cosmic-ray origin. Li, Be and B are very easily destroyed in stellar interiors, and they are not generated in the normal course of stellar nucleosynthesis, which proceeds directly from helium to carbon via the fusion of three alpha particles (helium nuclei). 7Li is somewhat of an exception, as it is produced via the fusion of the two helium isotopes, 3He and 4He, in giant stars and supernovae. Thus, until about 1970, the origin of Li, Be and B remained a mystery. At that time, Hubert Reeves, Willie Fowler and Fred Hoyle suggested that these light elements could be produced in nuclear interactions of cosmic rays with the atoms of the gas and dust that pervade interstellar space in galaxies (the interstellar medium). The cosmic rays, high energy particles most likely accelerated by shock waves produced by supernovae, also pervade interstellar space. 1.2 The nucleosynthesis of heavy elements How were those heavy elements we now find on the Earth produced in the first place? From where comes the Zirconium in artificial diamonds, the Barium that colours fireworks, the

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Tungsten in the filaments in electric bulbs? Which process made the Lead in your car battery? Synthesizing the Chemical Elements The Sun and Solar System abundances are the result of MANY cycles of element production and dispersal in stars. We are literally made of star dust. We already have a way to mix in "new" Helium, Carbon and Oxygen. All stars with initial masses <8M. end their lives on the Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB). Main-sequence, (red giant branch )RGB , (horizontal-branch) HB and (asymptotic giant branch) AGB stars produce these elements, deep convection mixes some into the envelopes of the AGB stars and then Planetary Nebulae carry these elements into the interstellar medium to be mixed into the next generations of stars. Low-mass stars make He, C, and O, and deliver these via stellar winds and planetary nebulae. To make the heavier elements up to Iron requires nucleosynthesis in massive stars and delivery via stellar winds or, more spectacularly, Supernova (SN) explosions. Supernova(SN)

Supernova

Dying Star

The structure of all stars is determined by the battle between gravity and radiation pressure arising from internal energy generation. In the early stages of a star's evolution the energy generation in its centre comes from the conversion of hydrogen into helium. For stars with masses of about 10 times

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that of the Sun this continues for about ten million years. Supernovae are vast explosions in which a whole star is blown up. They are mostly seen in distant galaxies as `new' stars appearing close to the galaxy of which they are members. They are extremely bright, rivalling, for a few days, the combined light output of all the rest of the stars in the galaxy. After this time all the hydrogen in the centre of such a star is exhausted and hydrogen `burning' can only continue in a shell around the helium core. The core contracts under gravity until its temperature is high enough for helium `burning', into carbon and oxygen, to occur. The helium `burning' phase also lasts about a million years but eventually the helium at the star's centre is exhausted and it continues, like the hydrogen `burning', in a shell. The core again contracts until it is hot enough for the conversion of carbon into neon, sodium and magnesium. This lasts for about 10 thousand years. Type I supernova (SNII) This pattern of core exhaustion, contraction and shell `burning' is repeated as neon is converted into oxygen and magnesium (lasting about 12 years), oxygen goes to silicon and sulphur (about 4 years) and finally silicon goes to iron, taking about a week. No further energy can be obtained by fusion once the core has reached iron and so there is now no radiation pressure to balance the force of gravity. The crunch comes when the mass of iron reaches 1.4 solar masses. Gravitational compression heats the core to a point where it endothermically decays into neutrons. The core collapses from half the Earth's diameter to about 100 kilometres in a few tenths of a second and in about one second becomes a 10 kilometre diameter neutron star. This releases an enormous amount of potential energy primarily in the form of neutrinos which carry 99% of the energy. A shock wave is produced which passes, in 2 hours, through the outer layers of the star causing fusion reactions to occur. These form the heavy elements. In particular the silicon and sulphur, formed shortly before the collapse, combine to give radioactive nickel and cobalt which are responsible for the shape of the light curve after the first two weeks. When the shock reaches the star's surface the temperature reaches 200 thousand degrees and the star explodes at about 15000 kilometres/sec. This rapidly expanding envelope is seen as the initial rapid rise in brightness. It is rather like a huge fireball which rapidly expands and thins allowing radiation from deeper in towards the centre of the original star to be seen. Subsequently most of the light comes from energy released by the radioactive decay of cobalt and nickel produced in the explosion.

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Type I supernova (SNI) The origin of a Type I supernova is an old, evolved binary system in which at least one component is a white dwarf star. White dwarf stars are very small compact stars which have collapsed to a size about one tenth that of the Sun. They represent the final evolutionary stage of all low-mass stars. The electrons in a white dwarf are subject to quantum mechanical constraints (the matter is called degenerate) and this state can only be maintained for star masses less than about 1.4 times that of the Sun.

SN are like a production and delivery system for the elements. What about those elements more massive than Fe? Supposedly equilibrium reactions don't work to produce elements on the other side of the binding energy curve beyond Fe. It turns out that in the excitement of SN explosions there are many non-equilibrium reactions that build up very massive elements. In some cases these elements are stable, in many cases they are not and the process of radioactive decay of heavy elements is just Nature's way of getting back into equilibrium. The two principal paths to building "trans-Fe" elements are the s-process and the r-process. 1.S(slow)-process is the Slow addition of neutrons to nuclei with the neutron subsequently undergoing a β-decay (ejection of an e-) to change into a p+. This way atoms can slowly slowly walk their way up the Periodic table. It is much easier to add the chargeless neutron to a nucleus than it is a p+.

56Fe26

+ 3n0 -> 59Fe

26

59Fe26 -> 59Co27 + e-1 + n0;

This works up to around Bismuth at atomic #83 and is though to occur in SNI and also in AGB stars during the thermal pulse stage. There is some direct evidence for the S-process occuring in some AGB stars. Technetium with atomic #43 is an S-process element that has a radioactive half-life of ~200,000 years. It has been detected in AGB stars that are MUCH older than that! The only thing that could be going on is the production of Tc in the star and then mixing of this to the surface via convection.

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2.R(rapid)-process is the Rapid addition of neutrons to existing nuclei. The idea is that you add a bunch of neutrons which then start to decay into protons via β-decay in the nucleus. This increases the atomic number and is the way to produce the really heavy stuff. The R-process occurs only (we think) in SN and mostly in SNII. The evidence for R-process occuring is less direct. First, we see elements like Gold which are thought to only be produced via the R-process. It is also true that if we look at the oldest stars in the Galaxy, which were formed after only one or two SNII (these come from massive stars that have very short lives) had enriched the interstellar medium, the abundance of Iron is very low, but the abundaces of R-process elements are only moderately low. If we look at the Crab nebula which is the expanding remnant of the 1054 A.D. explosion we see processed material from deep in the star that went SN, but mostly this is the result of the equilibrium fusion in the "onion skin".

Elements # of Protons Production Site Hydrogen 1 Big Bang He 2 Big Bang + stars Carbon, Oxygen 6, 8 low- and high-mass stars Neon - Fe 10 - 26 high-mass stars Cobalt - Bismuth 27 - 84 s- and r-process; AGB and SNe Polonium - Uranium 84 - 92 r-process in SNe

Stability of the Elements and Their Isotopes Stability of Nucleus (P/N ration) A nuclue with mass A (mass number), and is composed of Z protons and N neutrons held together by a strong nuclear force. The protons and neutrons can combine in many configurations, subject to certain constraints, to produce several thousand different isotopes.

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As the neutron excess in stable nuclei increases with mass, then accordingly nuclei with equal numbers of protons and neutrons (N=Z) become increasingly exotic compared to the line of beta stable nuclei, and consequently more difficult to produce and investigate experimentally. The neutron separation energy (Sn) is the amount of energy required to remove a

neutron from the nucleus, and is equal to the difference in binding of the nucleus with and without the neutron. Similarly, the proton separation energy (Sp) is the energy required to remove a proton. The limits of the existence of

nuclei are defined to be where the separation energy of the last nucleon is zero, and are referred to as driplines. The proton dripline is on the neutron-deficient side of the stable nuclei and is predicted to cross the N=Z line somewhere just above 100Sn.

Nuclear Binding Energy The binding energy of a nucleus is a measure of how tightly its protons and neutrons are held together by the nuclear forces. The binding energy per nucleon, the energy required to remove one neutron or proton from a nucleus, is a function of the mass number A. The curve of binding energy implies that if two light nuclei near the left end of the curve coalesce to form a heavier nucleus, or if a heavy nucleus at the far right splits into two lighter ones, more tightly bound nuclei result, and energy will be released. A nucleus always weighs less than the protons and neutrons that make it up. This lost mass is the nuclear binding energy: the energy that holds the nucleus together. (There are a lot of protons jammed in a very small space, which causes

The Segré chart of the nuclides. Stable nuclei are shown in black.

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tremendous electrostatic repulsion. Large amounts of energy are needed to hold a nucleus together.) The binding energy can be computed from the mass-energy relationship ∆E = ∆mc2. The amount of missing mass is known as the mass defect

To compute the nuclear binding energy, simply total up the masses of the protons and neutrons in a nucleus and compare it to the mass of the nucleus.

Proton mass: 1.00728 amu Neutron mass: 1.00867 amu

To judge the relative stability of nuclei, binding energy/nucleon is a better measure than absolute energy since large nuclei always have more binding energy than smaller. If we look at this measure, hydrogen and helium are very low, iron is at a maximum, and elements beyond iron drop off.

Mass of the nucleus is not generally equal to the total mass of its individual neutrons and protons For a stable element the nucleus mass is less than the total mass of its nucleons This mass difference leads to the binding energy of the nucleus Binding energy represents the energy needed to break a stable atom into Hydrogen (proton and an electron) and neutrons A negative value of indicates an unstable nucleus To calculate the energy released, calculate the mass defect( ), then multiply by 931.5 MeV/amu

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Nuclear

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Nuclear Reactions Light nuclides undergo fusion or bombardment to convert to other nuclides closer to the maximum value Heavy nuclides undergo fission to give nuclides closer to the maximum value If a nuclear reaction gives products with a higher nuclear binding energy, then energy is released by the reaction.

Nuclear Fusion Reactions Nuclear energy, measured in millions of electron volts (MeV), is released by the fusion of two light nuclei, as when two heavy hydrogen nuclei, deuterons (H), combine in the reaction

producing a helium-3 atom, a free neutron ( n), and 3.2 MeV, or 5.1 × 10-13 J (1.2 × 10-13 cal). Nuclear Fission Reactions Nuclear energy is also released when the fission (breaking up of ) of a heavy nucleus such as 235U is induced by the absorption of a neutron as in

producing cesium-140, rubidium-93, three neutrons, and 200 MeV, or 3.2 × 10-11 J (7.7 × 10-12 cal). A nuclear fission reaction releases 10 million times as much energy as is released in a typical chemical reaction. The two key characteristics of nuclear fission important for the practical release of nuclear energy are both evident in equation (2). First, the energy per fission is very

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large. In practical units, the fission of 1 kg (2.2 lb) of uranium-235 releases 18.7 million kilowatt-hours as heat. Second, the fission process initiated by the absorption of one neutron in uranium-235 releases about 2.5 neutrons, on the average, from the split nuclei. The neutrons released in this manner quickly cause the fission of two more atoms, thereby releasing four or more additional neutrons and initiating a self-sustaining series of nuclear fissions, or a chain reaction, which results in continuous release of nuclear energy. Nuclear Forces Within the incredibly small nuclear size, the two strongest forces in nature are pitted against each other. When the balance is broken, the resultant radioactivity yields particles of enormous energy.

Magic Numbers. In the atomic shell model, the shells are filled with electrons in order of increasing energy until they completely fill a closed shell, producing the inert core of a noble gas. These elements have highly stable properties, such as low ionic radius and high ionisation energy. As further electrons are added to shells outside the core, the atomic properties are primarily determined by these valence electrons. The shell model arises from observation of similar phenomena in nuclei, with certain numbers of nucleons being particularly stable, these numbers are called `magic numbers',

Nuclei with either numbers of protons or neutrons equal to Z, N =2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, or 126 exhibit certain properties which are analogous to closed shell

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properties in atoms, including anomalously low masses, high natural abundances and high energy first excited states. The effect can be seen in a plot of separation energy versus increasing N or Z (figure 2.3) [52]. This is similar to the ionisation energy of an atom with increasing mass, ie. there is a gradual increase with a definite sharp drop off at each of the magic numbers, corresponding to the filling of major nuclear shells. Radioactivity The nuclei of elements exhibiting radioactivity are unstable and are found to be undergoing continuous disintegration (i.e., gradual breakdown). The disintegration proceeds at a definite rate characteristic of the particular nucleus; that is, each radioactive isotope has a definite lifetime. However, the time of decay of an individual nucleus is unpredictable. The lifetime of a radioactive substance is not affected in any way by any physical or chemical conditions to which the substance may be subjected. Types of ionising radiation:

X-rays and gamma rays, like light, represent energy transmitted in a wave without the movement of material, just as heat and light from a fire or the sun travels through space. X-rays and gamma rays are virtually identical except that X-rays do not come from the atomic nucleus. Unlike light, they both have great penetrating power and can pass through the human body. Thick barriers of concrete, lead or water are used as protection from them. Alpha particles have a positive electrical charge and are emitted from naturally occurring heavy elements such as uranium and radium, as well as from some man-made elements. Because of their relatively large size, alpha particles collide readily with matter and lose their energy quickly. They therefore have little penetrating power and can be stopped by the first layer of skin or a sheet of paper. However, if they are taken into the body, for example by breathing or swallowing, alpha particles can affect the body's cells. Inside the body, because they give up their energy over a relatively short distance, alpha

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particles can inflict more biological damage than other radiations. Beta particles are fast-moving electrons ejected from the nuclei of atoms. These particles are much smaller than alpha particles and can penetrate up to 1 to 2 centimetres of water or human flesh. Beta particles are emitted from many radioactive elements. They can be stopped by a sheet of aluminium a few millimetres thick. Cosmic radiations consist of a variety of very energetic particles including protons which bombard the earth from outer space. They are more intense at higher altitudes than at sea level where the earth's atmosphere is most dense and gives the greatest protection. Neutrons are particles which are also very penetrating. On earth, they mostly come from the splitting, or fissioning, of certain atoms inside a nuclear reactor. Water and concrete are the most commonly used shields against neutron radiation from the core of the nuclear reactor. It is important to understand that ionising radiation does not cause the body to become radioactive. 1.3 The classification of the elements Periodic Table History In the early 1800's Dobereiner noted that similar elements often had relative atomic masses, and DeChancourtois made a cylindrical table of elements to display the periodic reoccurrence of properties. Cannizaro determined atomic weights for the 60 or so elements known in the 1860s, then a table was arranged by Newlands, with the elements given a serial number in order of their atomic weights, beginning with Hydrogen. This made evident that "the eighth element, starting from a given one, is a kind of repetition of the first", which Newlands called the Law of Octaves. Both Meyer and Mendeleyev constructed periodic tables independently, Meyer more impressed by the periodicity of physical properties, while Mendeleyev was more interested in the chemical properties. "...if all the elements be arranged in order of their atomic weights a periodic repetition of properties is obtained." - Mendeleyev Mendeleyev published his periodic table & law in 1869 and forecast the properties of missing elements, and chemists began to appreciate it when the discovery of elements predicted by the table took place. Periodic table have always been related to the way scientists thought about the shape and structure of the atom, and has changed accordingly.

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Dimitri Mendeleev

Organization of the Modern Periodic Table The `modern' periodic table is very much like a later table by Meyer, arranged, as was Mendeleyev's, according to the size of the atomic weight, but with Group 0 added by Ramsay. Later, the table was reordered by Mosely according to atomic numbers (nuclear charge) rather than by weight. The Periodic Law revealed important analogies among the 94 naturally

Dimitri Mendeleev created this, the original, periodic table.

Reihen

Gruppe I. - R2O

Gruppe II.- RO

Gruppe III.- R2O3

Gruppe IV.RH4

RO2

Gruppe V. RH3

R2O5

Gruppe VI.RH2

RO3

GruRHR2O

1 H = 1 2 Li = 7 Be = 9,4 B = 11 C = 12 N = 14 O = 16 F =

3 Na = 23 Mg = 24 Al = 27,3 Si = 28 P = 31 S = 324 K = 39 Ca = 40 - = 44 Ti = 48 V = 51 Cr = 52 Mn

5 (Cu = 63) Zn = 65 - = 68 - = 72 As = 75 Se = 786 Rb = 85 Sr = 87 ?Yt = 88 Zr = 90 Nb = 94 Mo = 96 - =

7 Ag = 108 Cd = 112 In = 113 Sn = 118 Sb = 122 Te = 1258 Cs = 133 Ba = 137 ?Di = 138 ?Ce = 140 - - -9 (-) - - - - -

10 - - ?Er = 178 ?La = 180 Ta = 182 W = 184 -

11 (Au = 199) Hg = 200 Tl = 204 Pb = 207 Bi = 208 -12 - - - Th = 231 - U = 240 -

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occurring elements, and stimulated renewed interest in Inorganic Chemistry in the nineteenth century which has carried into the present with the creation of artificially produced, short lived elements of `atom smashers' and supercolliders of high energy physics. Harry D. Hubbard, of the United States National Bureau of Standards, modernized Mendeleyev's periodic table, and his first work was published in 1924. This was known as the "Periodic Chart of the Atoms". Into the 1930s the heaviest elements were being put up in the body of the periodic table, and Dr.Glenn T.Seaborg in 1968 "plucked those out" while working with Fermi in Chicago, naming them the Actinide series, which later permitted proper placement of subsequently 'created' elements - the Transactinides, changing the periodic table yet again. These elements were shown separate from the main body of the table. The Alexander Arrangement of the Elements, a three-dimensional periodic chart designed and patented by Roy Alexander and introduced in 1994, retains the separate Lanthanide and Actinide series, but integrates them at the same time, made possible by using all three dimensions Further improvement provided by the Alexander Arrangement of the Elements is location of all the element data blocks in a continuous sequence according to atomic numbers while retaining all accepted property interrelationships. This eases use & understanding of the immense correlative power of the periodic chart in teaching, learning, and working with chemistry. Periodic table is an arrangement of all known element according to their atomic number and chemical properties. This table contains vertical columns called groups and horizontal columns called periods. All elements in a group have similar chemical properties. These groups are number from 1 - 8, left to right and some of groups have their own names.

group I - alkali metal: Li, Na, K Rb, Cs, Fr

group II - alkaline earth metals: Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra

group VII - Halogens: Cl, Br, I, At

group VIII - Noble gases: He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn

In addition to groups in the periodic table there are three blocks of elements called transition elements, Lanthanoides and Actinoides

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Most of the elements in the periodic table are metals. They are found to the left of the table.

The non-metals are found to the top right side of the periodic table. Metals loose electrons to form cations, while non-metals gain electrons to form anions. The bonding between metals and non-metals are usually ionic bond. Ionic bond is a due to attraction of charges of cations and anions. Covalent bonds are found in molecular compounds formed by non - metal reacting with non - metals.

Periodic Spiral: Is a textually rich, highly informative tool for exploring the chemical elements. An electronic learning application that’s both powerful and easy to use, Periodic Spiral combines a feature-packed interface with a unique design of the periodic table. In conventional versions of the Mendeleyevian periodic table, the lanthanons and the actinons are poorly integrated. Moreover, the traditional and alternative placements of hydrogen neither effectively convey the element's unique status nor indicate its chemical similarities and partial affinities to the noble gases, the halogens and the alkali metals. Periodic Spiral illustrates more clearly hydrogen's ambiguous relation to the noble gases, halogens and chalcogens while recognizing its relation to the alkali metals; it also fully integrates the lanthanons and actinons into the design.

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The Periodic Table of the Elements

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 11 H

1

2 Li Be B C N O F3 4 5 6 7 8 9

3 Na Mg Al Si P S C11 12 13 14 15 16 1

4 K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se B19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 3

5 Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 5

6 Cs Ba * Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po A55 56 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 8

7 Fr Ra ** Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Uun Uuu Uub87 88 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112

* La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Y57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 7

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The existing periodic table of the elements is more than 100 years old and is outdated. The Current Periodic Table The Periodic Table

The problem with the current table is that it can not possibly represent "true" nature. It is too disorderly. A "correct" table of the elements would show the general laws of nature immediately. It is in fact quite easy to construct such a corrected table, making only a few minor changes. The Revised Periodic Table of Chemical Elements

Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md N89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 10

Element Groups (Families) Alkali Earth Alkaline Earth Transition MetalsRare Earth Other Metals MetalloidsNon-Metals Halogens Noble Gases

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. The Revised and Corrected Period Table can now be viewed directly above.. The elements are formed by internal gravity, as in the spectral lines of Hydrogen, where the intervals are 1, 4, 9, 16, that is, the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 squared. The 4 elements from H to Be build one entity of 4 so that 4 divided by 4 = 1 = 1 squared. The 16 elements from B to Ca build the next entity of 16 so that 16/4 = 4 = 2 squared. The elements from Sc to Ba build the next entity of 36 so that 36/4 = 9 = 3 squared. The elements from La to Nr. 120 build the next entity of 64 so that 64/4 = 16 = 4 squared. The principle is shown as follows:

Accordingly, the process of element-building is comparable to a mass which falls under the influence of gravity as follows:

The alkali metals, found in group 1 of the periodic table (formerly known as group IA), are very reactive metals that do not occur freely in nature. These metals have only one electron in their outer shell. Therefore, they are ready to lose that one electron in ionic bonding with other elements. As with all metals, the alkali metals are malleable, ductile, and are good conductors of heat and electricity. The alkali metals are softer than most other

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metals.Cesium and francium are the most reactive elements in this group. Alkali metals can explode if they are exposed to water. The Alkali Metals are: Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Cesium, Francium The alkaline earth elements are metallic elements found in the second group of the periodic table. All alkaline earth elements have an oxidation number of +2, making them very reactive. Because of their reactivity, the alkaline metals are not found free in nature.

The Alkaline Earth Metals are:

Beryllium Magnesium Calcium Strontium Barium Radium Transition Elements The 38 elements in groups 3 through 12 of the periodic table are called "transition metals". As with all metals, the transition elements are both ductile and malleable, and conduct electricity and heat. The interesting thing about transition metals is that their valence electrons, or the electrons they use to combine with other elements, are present in more than one shell. This is the reason why they often exhibit several common oxidation states. There are three noteworthy elements in the transition metals family. These elements are iron, cobalt, and nickel, and they are the only elements known to produce a magnetic field. The Transition Metals:

Scandium Titanium Vanadium Chromium Manganese

Cadmium Hafnium Tantalum Tungsten Rhenium

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Other Metals The 7 elements classified as "other metals" are located in groups 3, 14, and 15. While these elements are ductile and malleable, they are not the same as the transition elements. These elements, unlike the transition elements, do not exhibit variable oxidation states, and their valence electrons are only present in their outer shell. All of these elements are solid, have a relatively high density, and are opaque. They have oxidation numbers of +3, ±4, and -3. The "Other Metals" are:

Metalloids Metalloids are the elements found along the stair-step line that distinguishes metals from non-metals. This line is drawn from between Boron and Aluminum to the border between Polonium and Astatine. The only exception to this is Aluminum, which is classified under "Other Metals". Metalloids have properties of both metals and non-metals. Some of the metalloids, such as silicon and germanium, are semi-conductors. This means that they can

Iron Cobalt Nickel Copper Zinc Yttrium Zirconium Niobium Molybdenum Technetium Ruthenium Rhodium Palladium Silver

Osmium Iridium Platinum Gold Mercury Rutherfordium Dubnium Seaborgium Bohrium Hassium Meitnerium Ununnilium Unununium Ununbium

Aluminum Gallium Indium Tin Thallium Lead Bismuth

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carry an electrical charge under special conditions. This property makes metalloids useful in computers and calculators The Metalloids are:

Non-metals Non-metals are the elements in groups 14-16 of the periodic table. Non-metals are not able to conduct electricity or heat very well. As opposed to metals, non-metallic elements are very brittle, and cannot be rolled into wires or pounded into sheets. The non-metals are exist in two of the three states of matter at room temperature: gases (such as oxygen) and solids (such as carbon). The non-metals have no metallic luster, and do not reflect light. They have oxidation numbers of ±4, -3, and -2. The Non-Metal elements are:

The halogens The halogens are five non-metallic elements found in group 17 of the periodic table. The term "halogen" means "salt-former" and compounds containing halogens are called "salts". All halogens have 7 electrons in their outer shells, giving them an oxidation number of -1. The halogens exist, at room temperature, in all three states of matter: Solid- Iodine, Astatine Liquid- Bromine Gas- Fluorine, Chlorine The Halogens are: Fluorine

Boron Silicon Germanium Arsenic Antimony Tellurium Polonium

Hydrogen Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen Phosphorous Sulfur Selenium

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Chlorine Bromine Iodine Astatine Noble Gases The six noble gases are found in group 18 of the periodic table. These elements were considered to be inert gases until the 1960's, because their oxidation number of 0 prevents the noble gases from forming compounds readily. All noble gases have 8 electrons in their outer shell, making them stable. Helium Neon Argon Krypton Xenon Radon Inner-transition Elements The thirty rare earth elements are composed of the lanthanide and actinide series. One element of the lanthanide series and most of the elements in the actinide series are called trans-uranium, which means synthetic or man-made. All of the rare earth metals are found in group 3 of the periodic table, and the 6th and 7th periods. The Rare Earth Elements The Rare Earth Elements are made up of two series of elements, the Lanthanide and Actinide Series. The Rare Earth Elements are: Lanthanide Series Actinide Series

Lanthanum Cerium Praseodymium Neodymium Promethium Samarium Europium Gadolinium

Actinium Thorium Protactinium Uranium Neptunium Plutonium Americium Curium

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The structure of hydrogenic atoms 1.4 Some principles of quantum mechanics Wave-Particle Duality of Matter and Energy

Arbert Einstein Energy and matter we have learnt from Einstein's theories are analagous, matter can be simply described in terms of energy. So far we have only discovered two ways in which energy can be transfered. These are particles and waves. Wave theory applies to electromagnetic radiation. EMR can also be described as particles. quanta :A particles of light energy. Quantum: One particle of light with a certain energy. Photon: A stream of Quanta Wave theory could be applied to electrons. What is a wave-mechanical model? motions of a vibrating string shows one dimensional motion. Energy of the vibrating string is quantized Energy of the waves increased with the nodes. Nodes are places were string is stationary. Number of nodes gives the quantum number. One dimensional motion gives one quantum number.

Wave properties of Electron The electron is clearly a particle as the experiments of J J Thomson show. He calculated that there was a clear e/m ratio and that the charge on any electron is 1.6E-19 Coulombs. However, experiments by Davisson and Germer show that electrons can display diffraction, an obvious wave property. The first complete evidence of deBroglie's hyprothesis came from two physicists

Terbium Dysprosium Holmium Erbium Thulium Ytterbium Lutetium

Berkelium Californium Einsteinium Fermium Mendelevium Nobelium Lawrencium

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working at the Bell Laboratories in the USA in 1926. Using beams as Thomson did in electron diffraction they scattered electrons off Nickel crystals and analysed how the electrons were more likely to appear at certain angles than others. De Broglie suggested that electrons have wave properties to account for why their energy was quantized. He reasoned that the electron in the hydrogen atom was fixed in the space around the nucleus. He felt that the electron would best be represented as a standing wave. As a standing wave, each electron’s path must equal a whole number times the wavelength.

Electrons as de Broglie waves De Broglie proposed that all particles have a wavelength as related by:

λ = h/mv

l = wavelength, meters h = Plank’s constant m = mass, kg v = frequency, m/s

Returning now to the problem of the atom, it was realized that if, for the moment, we pictured the electron not as a particle but as a wave, then it was possible to get stable configurations. Imagine trying to establish a wave in a circular path about a nucleus. One possibility might be as below.

For this configuration, when one starts the wave at a given point, one ends up

An unstable wave orbit

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after one complete revolution at a different point on the wave. The incoming wave will then be out of phase with the original wave, and destructive interference will occur. However, certain stable configurations are possible, as is illustrated below.

In this case, the wave ends up in phase with the original wave after one complete revolution, and constructive interference results. Such a pattern would result in a stable orbit. This type of wave is called a standing wave, and are common in other contexts; for example, they can be established on a string attached to a wall if the string is moved up and down at exactly the right speed (such a wave would appear not to be moving, which is why it's called a standing wave). The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle There is a theoretical limit on the exactness with which a particle can be pinned-down (usually in terms of its position and momentum): ∆x.∆p > h/2π where ∆x is the uncertainty in position and ∆p the uncertainty in momentum.

The Schrödinger Wave Equation and Its Significance

A stable wave orbit

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The Schrödinger Wave Equation In its most general form the equation looks like this:

HΨ = EΨ Ψ is a function describing the electron in terms of wave properties, such that it can be used to calculate the amplitude of the wave at some point in space. This property does not have much physical meaning, but by integrating Ψ2 over a volume of space, we can determine the probability of finding the electron within that space.

H is called the Hamiltonian operator and represents a series of mathematical operations that must be performed on Ψ which will give back Ψ multiplied by an energy E for the electron. Only Ψ functions for which this is true are "proper" wave-functions, called "eigenfuctions" and the E's that go with them are called "eigenvalues". ("Eigen" is German for "unique".)

H is defined for the system being described, for example one nucleus and one electron (hydrogen) or two nuclei and one electron (H2

+), so the trick is to

find the eigenfunctions which work. Let's see how this works in a model system - not an electron, but a vibrating string: The Vibrating String and the "Particle in a One-dimensional Box"

The following diagrams illustrate vibrations on stretched strings. The two curves indicate the extremes of the motion, and the formulae apply to the red one.

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ψ = sin(1πx/l)

ψ = sin(2πx/l)

ψ = sin(3πx/l)

The general equation of a sine wave on a string (again, at one extreme of its motion) is:

differentiating ψ twice with respect to x gives:

dψ/dx = (nπ/l)cos(nπx/l)

d2ψ/dx2 = -(n2π2/l2)sin(nπx/l) = -(n2π2/l2)ψ

now:

ψ = sin(nπx/l) .........(1)

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λ = 2l/n therefore:

d2ψ/dx2 = -(4π2/λ2)ψ

and, if the wave represents an electron instead of a string:

λ = h/mv

therefore;

d2ψ/dx2 = -(4m2v2π2/h2)ψ

and: E = ½mv2 + V or v2 = (2/m)(E-V) therefore: d2ψ/dx2 = -(8mπ2/h2)(E - V)ψ In three dimensions this equation would become identical with Schrödingers equation:

δ2ψ/δx2 + δ2ψ/δy2 + δ2ψ/δz2 + (8π2m/h2)(E - V)ψ = 0

Schrödinger describes the behavior and energies of electrons in atoms.His equation ( Wave function ψ ) is similar to one used to describe electromagnetic waves.

ψ = wave function E = total energy V = potential energy

Of course there is no such thing as a three-dimensional string so the there is

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no three-dimensional equivalent of equation (1). For an electron and nucleus the "boundary conditions" are different and the solutions to the wave equation (eigenfunctions) take a different form. In addition, it is necessary to use polar coordinates to simplify the solution. Two-dimensional wave - Vibrations on a Drumskin

The diagrams below represent extremes of motion of vibrating drumskins. Play with the applet to make sure you understand which are which. Each mode of vibration is characterized by two quantum numbers, one of which defines the number of circular nodes, and one of which defines the number of linear nodes.

One circular node (at the drumskin's edge)

Two circular nodes (one at the drumskin's edge plus one more)

Three circular nodes (one at the drumskin's edge plus two more)

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These vibrations are much easier to visualize when animated. Separation of the Eigenfunctions into Radial and Angular Components It turns out to be much easier to solve the three-dimensional Schrödinger equation if it is transformed to polar coordinates:

One transverse node (plus a circular one at the drumskin's edge)

Two transverse nodes (plus one at the drumskin's edge)

Two transverse nodes plus two circular nodes

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Once this is done, the Ψ is replaced by:

Ψ(r,θ,φ) = R(r).Θ(θ).Φ(φ) R(r) the radial wave function. The solutions (eigenfunctions) R(r) are called the radial wave functions. (Θ(θ).Φ(φ)) angular function The product of the other two (Θ(θ).Φ(φ)) are the angular functions. Some radial functions are depicted graphically below. Note that the three quantum numbers (n, l and ml) which are generated as part of the process of

solving the equations are built into the resulting functions so you do not see them in the formulae explicitly. Note the sign changes due to the polynomial part of the equation, and also, the overall exponential decay with increasing r: Ψ2 and the electron "density"

The quantity Ψ has no physical meaning, but Ψ2 integrated over a chosen volume represents the probability of finding the electron within that volume. The alternative way of interpreting Ψ2 is as the electron "density" of a distributed electron "cloud". The other function depicted in the graphs is 4πr2R2(r). This function, integrated over a small range of r (dr) gives the probability of finding the electron in a spherical shell of thickness dr. It allows the calculation of the most probable distance from the nucleus for the electron. These distances correspond exactly to the Bohr theory radii. This is most evident for the lowest energy solution (1s). Mathematical expression of hydrogen like orbitals in polar coordinates: ψn, l, ml, ms

(r, θ, φ) = R n, l (r) Y l, ml (θ, φ)

R n, l (r ) = Radial Wave Function

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Y l, ml (θ, φ) =Angular Wave Function

Plots of radial probability function: [R n, l (r )]2 Vs r (radius) for various n

and l values Radial probability function electron in 1s orbital

Radial probability function electron in 2s orbital

Radial probability function electron in 3s orbital

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Nodes in the Ψ Total nodes = n -1 Radial nodes = n -1- l Angular nodes = l Eg 4d orbital: Total nodes = 4 -1 = 3 Radial nodes = n -1- l = 4-1-2 = 1 Angular nodes = l = 2

Probability functions R2 and 4πr2R2

(These diagrams were constructed using the program Mathcad)

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Meaning of Quantum Numbers Schrodinger's model was based on standing wave properties of electrons similar to a vibrating guitar string and the momentum considering electron as a particle. The difference in the treatment electronic waves was that electrons show three dimensional motion and vibrating string showed one-dimensional motion.Energy of the vibrating string is quantized (quantified) energy of the waves increased with the nodes. Nodes are places were string is stationary. The number of nodes was called the quantum number. One-dimensional motion gives one quantum number. Quantum numbers n, l and m

l

Principal quantum number, n Tells the size of an orbital and largely determines its energy. n = 1, 2, 3, ……

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n value could be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, . . . . etc. Angular momentum, l The azimuthal or angular quantum number l can take values l = (n-1), (n-2), (n-3), ... ∞ It defines the orbital type or sub-shell: The number of subshells that a principal level contains. It tells the shape of the orbitals. l = 0 to n - 1

l values depend on n value: can have 0 . . . (n - 1) values

Magnetic quantum number, ml

Describes the direction that the orbital projects in space.

ml = l to +l (all integers, including zero)

ml values depends on l value: can have -l . , 0 . . . +l values of ml

For example, if l = 2, then ml would have values of -2, -1, 0, 1 and 2.

Knowing all three numbers provide us with a picture of all of the orbitals.

The magnetic quantum number ml can take values l, (l-1), (l-2) ... 0 ... -l

This quantum number can only be associated with a specific orbital for the case m

l = 0. The orbitals defined by other values are functions involving -1½

i.e. they are imaginary. The orbitals we can visualize and draw are obtained by mathematically "mixing" the imaginary functions, so that the one-on-one correspondence is lost. For example, the 2pz orbital goes with ml = 0 but the

other two are mixtures. The rule for obtaining the possible values of m

l from l does tell us how many

orbitals of a particular type we can construct, for example, if l = 3, ml can be

3, 2, 1, 0, -1, -2, and -3 corresponding to the 7 f-orbitals. In each of the following cases, the full name of the orbital includes the value of n followed by the orbital symbol. The symbol is followed by a subscript

Type s p d f

l 0 1 2 3

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that is derived from simplified approximate functions that mimic the real ones called Slater orbitals. The principal quantum number n can take values n = 1, 2, 3, ... ∞

The magnetic quantum number ml can take values l, (l-1), (l-2) ... 0 ... -l

This quantum number can only be associated with a specific orbital for the case m

l = 0. The orbitals defined by other values are functions involving -1½

i.e. they are imaginary. The orbitals we can visualize and draw are obtained by mathematically "mixing" the imaginary functions, so that the one-on-one correspondence is lost. For example, the 2p

z orbital goes with m

l = 0 but the

other two are mixtures.

The rule for obtaining the possible values of ml from l does tell us how many

orbitals of a particular type we can construct, for example, if l = 3, ml can be

3, 2, 1, 0, -1, -2, and -3 corresponding to the 7 f-orbitals.

In each of the following cases, the full name of the orbital includes the value of n followed by the orbital symbol. The symbol is followed by a subscript that is derived from simplified approximate functions that mimic the real ones called Slater orbitals. Spin Quantum Number ms should always be -1/2 or +1/2

For the electron 3 Quantum numbers for motion in 3 dimension (x, y, z directions in space) are necessary. Fourth Quantum number was necessary due to spin motion of the electron. According to wave-mechanical model an electron has four Quantum numbers (Q.N.): n = Principle Q.N.; l =Angular Momentum Q.N.; m

l = Magnetic Q.N.; m

s = Spin Q.N.

Schrödinger introduced the notion of treating electrons as standing waves - a novel move away from thinking of electrons as particles.

Each electron can be described in terms of Wave function ψ its quantum numbers. (n, l, ml, ms),

ψ2 is proportional probablity of finding the electron in a given volume. Max

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Born Interpretation: ψ2 = atomic orbital Electrons travel in three dimensions therefore three quantum numbers are needed three to describe, x, y, z, and fourth is needed for the spin. Four quantum numbers of an electron describe an orbital currently used to explain the arrangement, bonding and spectra of atoms.

1.5 Atomic orbitals Shapes of the Atomic Orbitals s-Orbitals These orbitals are spherically symmetrical. They have n - 1 spherical nodes (excluding the one at r = ∞). Notice that the maximum in r2R2(r) occurs at increasing distances from the nucleus with n. Most of the electron density is contained outside the nodal spheres.Electrons surrounding atoms are concentrated into regions of space called atomic orbitals. The Heisenberg uncertainty principle states that it is impossible to know both the location and the momentum of an atomic particle, but it is possible to describe the probability that the electron will be found within a given region of space. The boundries of an atomic orbital are commonly drawn to the region of 90% probability; there is a 90% probability that at any given time, the electron will

be within the specified boundry. The electronic configuration of carbon is 1s2 2s2 2sp3. Atomic orbitals with s-character have spherical symmetry and a representation of the surface of the carbon 1s orbital is shown below. The wave properties of electrons make the description of the 2s orbital slightly more complex than the corresponding 1s orbital, in that, within the 2s sphere there is a region in which the amplitude of the electron standing wave falls to zero, that is, there is zero probability of finding the electron in this node region. p-Orbitals

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These orbitals each have one planar node (in xy,xz or yz) as well as n - 2 spherical nodes (excluding the one at r = ∞). They are named for the axes perpendicular to their nodes (px, py and pz. Remember that these orbitals all

have a three-dimensional shape with cylindrical symmetry i.e. sections through them parallel to the nodal planes have circular symmetry

Angular nodes are most easily seen in the description of the 2p atomic orbitals, which are shown above.

The electron densities along the x, y and z axes of the 2p orbitals are clearly shown in the figure; the nodes are the points at the origin and at these points, there is zero probability of finding the electron.

d-Orbitals It is not possible to mathematically construct 5 equivalent looking real orbitals from the imaginary solutions to the wave equation. The conventional choice is to depict four that have equivalent shapes with two planar nodes each and a fifth with a conical node. The four are named for the plane defined by a pair of axes which does not define a planar node (d

xy, d

x2-z2, dxz

, dyz

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The fifth orbital is cylindrically symmetrical about the z axis with a conical node (at 2z2-x2-y2 = 0) and is called the d

z2 orbital. The d-orbitals have n - 3

spherical nodes. Shown below are the set of 3d orbitals. From the top 3dz2, 3dx2-y2, 3dxz, 3dyzand 3dxy:

f-Orbitals There is actually more than one convention for mathematically

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generating f-orbitals which are real from the imaginary solutions to the wave equation, one of which is shown in Figure 1.16. Notice they all have either three planar nodes or one conical node and one planar node. We rarely need to remember how they look because they are not implicated in covalent bonding to any significant extent. Energy Levels in the Hydrogen Atom In hydrogen and hydrogen-like ions only the quantum number n determines the energy of the electron, which comes out identical to the Bohr theory value. In atoms or ions with more than a single electron, approximate methods have to be used to obtain energy levels. The method assumes the form of the eigen functions is similar, but the field in which each electron moves is modified by the effect of all the others. (In the simplest approximations, a modified "effective nuclear charge" is used.) The method computes an eigenfunction for each electron in turn based on the approximated field of all the others, which is then recalculated, and the whole cycle begins again. The process is iterated until the total calculated energy no longer decreases. The figure below shows the variation of individual orbital energies with atomic number. It is similar to Figure 1.20 in the Text, but more carefully drawn to reflect anomalies in the transition metal series.

Many-electron atoms Stuctures of Atoms with Many Electrons

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Using the information from figure above it is possible to arrange the orbitals in an order approximately reflecting increasing energy which is useful to figure out the orbital occupancies using a few simple rules. But why are the orbitals in this order?

Firstly, note that for a one electron atom or ion, the energy is only a function of n. For atoms with many electrons this remains the overbearing trend, but penetration effects have a profound effect on the actual ordering: 1.6 Penetration and shielding Radial Penetration of the Wave Functions The order can be rationalized by setting up a core of electrons and then considering where the next might go. This is illustrated in Text Figure 1.18. Notice that the added electron would penetrate more deeply into the core in the orbital with the lowest l (s more than p more than d). Do not be mislead by the position of the main maximum in each curve: it is the little "bumps" towards the nucleus that make the difference. Since the stabilization of the electron is directly related to the nuclear charge it "feels" (the effective nuclear

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charge), the greater the penetration, the better. Effective Nuclear charge (Zeff):

Nuclear charge felt by electrons. Zeff

is less than atomic number (Z) since in

polyelectronic atoms electrons screen each other from the nucleus. Many atomic properties are directly related to the magnitude of Zeff. Variation

of Zeff has been used to explain atomic property trends going across a period

or down a group in the periodic table.

Zeff increase going across a period

Zeff

decrease going down a group

Slater's Rules for Effective Nuclear Charge This set of simple rules for approximating the effective nuclear charge was proposed a number of years ago by Professor John C. Slater, a former faculty member at M.I.T. Derive the Z

eff for the elements Li through Ne and compare your results with

the experimental ionization energies and atomic radii for these elements. Are your calculations consistent with the experimental values for ionization and with the radii? Calculate Zeff for the group IA elements. What do you find? How do you

rationalize your results with the experimental ionization energies of these elements? Slater's Rules for Estimating Z*

Z* = Z - σ Group the orbitals acccording to the following pattern (which differs from the filling order) and write out the configuration:

{(1s)}{(2s,2p)}{(3s,3p) (3d)}{(4s,4p) (4d) (4f)}{(5s,5p) etc... Now consider one electron and the influence of the Z-1 others on it: If the electron is an s or p electron:

1. If the electron is one of two 1s electrons, the shielding constant σ is 0.30 - stop here, otherwise:

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2. All the other electrons in groups to the right of the electron in question have zero contribution to σ.

3. Each electron in the same (ns,np) group has contribution 0.35 to σ.

4. Each electron in the n-1 shell contributes 0.85.

5. All those electrons in shells n-2 or lower contribute 1.0 to σ.

If the electron is in a d or f-orbital:

1. All electrons in groups higher than the electron in question contribute zero to σ.

2. Each electron in the same group contributes 0.35 to σ.

3. All those in groups to the left contribute 1.0 to σ.

Examples: Sodium - Find the effective nuclear charge experienced by one of the outermost 3s electron.configuration: (1s2)(2s22p6)(3s1) Other electrons in the same group = 0 Electrons in the next shell (n = 2) down = 8 x 0.85 = 6.8 Electrons in shells (n = 1) further left = 2 x 1.0 = 2.0 Therefore σ = 8.8 and Z* = 11 - 8.8 = 2

Argon - Find the effective nuclear charge experienced by one of the outermost 3p electrons. Configuration: (1s2)(2s22p6)(3s23p6)

Other electrons in the same group = 7 x 0.35 = 2.45 Electrons in the next shell (n = 2) down = 8 x 0.85 = 6.8 Electrons in shells (n = 1) further left = 2 x 1.0 = 2.20

Therefore σ = 11.25 and Z* = 18 - 11.25 = 6.75

Zinc - Find the effective nuclear charge experienced by one of the 4s electrons.

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Configuration: (1s2)(2s22p6)(3s23p6)(3d10)(4s2)

Other electrons in the same group = 1 x 0.35 = 0.35 Electrons in the next shell (n = 3) down = 18 x 0.85 = 15.30 Electrons in shells (n = 2,1) further left = 10 x 1.0 = 10.00

Therefore σ = 11.25 and Z* = 30 - 25.65 = 4.35

Zinc - Find the effective nuclear charge experienced by one of the 3d electrons.

Configuration: (1s2)(2s22p6)(3s23p6)(3d10)(4s2)

Electrons in groups to the right (4s1) contribute nothing.

Other electrons in the same group (3d) = 9 x 0.35 = 3.15 Electrons in the remaining groups to the left = 18 x 1.00 = 18.00

Therefore σ = 11.25 and Z* = 30 - 21.35 = 21.15

These rules are very approximate. It is possible to estimate the ionization potential (see below) of an electron as:

I.P. = 13.6.Zeff2/n2 (eV)

but the values obtained can be as much as a factor of 5 in error! Better approximations have been calculated by Clementi and Raimondi (Shriver and Atkins, Table 1.3. For more detail, see Huheey 4th Ed. page 32)

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1.7 The building-up principle The Polyelectronic Atom How do you get the electronic configuration of an atom? Three rules apply for predicting the ground state configuration of an atom:

1. The Pauli Exclusion Principle. There is one more quantum number called the spin quantum number m

s which can take values -½ or -½ (for

electrons). No two electrons can have the same four quantum numbers so an orbital can "hold" only two electrons. (i.e. Only two electrons can be described by the same spacial wave function.) This rule cannot be broken.

2. The Aufbau principle. Electron configurations are built up by filling the lowest energy orbitals first (provided the energy differences are significant). Remember this rule gives only the ground state. Other excited configurations which do not violate the Pauli princple are possible.

3. Hund's (first) rule. Where orbitals have the same energy (are degenerate) or nearly so, they will be filled one electron in each, with parallel spins, before pairing begins. Other configurations are excited states i.e. not forbidden.

Use periodic table Periodic table is divided into orbital blocks

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Each period:represents a shell or n Start writing electron configuration Using following order 1s 2s 2p 3s 3p 4s 3d 4p 5s 4d 5p 6s 4f 5d 6p 7s 5f 6d… (building up (Auf Bau) principle:)

What is Building Up (Auf Bau) Principle? Scheme used by chemist to obtain electronic configuration of a multi-electron atom in the ground state by filling hydrogen like atomic orbital starting with lowest energy. 1s 2s 2p3s 3p 4s 3d 4p 5s 4d 5p 6s 4f 5d 6p 7s 5f 6d… (building up principle)

What is Pauli Exclusion Principle? If two or more orbitals exist at the same energy level, they are degenerate. Do not pair the electrons until you have to. Electrons in an atom cannot have all four of their quantum numbers equal. Eg. He: 1s2 electron orbital n l ml ms

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__________________________________ 1 1s1 1 0 0 1/2 ( ↓ )

2 1s2 1 0 0 -1/2 ( )

Hund’s Rule Rule to fill electrons into p,d,f orbitals containing more than one sublevel of the same energy.

filling p, d, f orbitals: Put electrons into separate orbitals of the subshell with parallel spins before pairing electrons.Hund's rule: filling p, d, f orbitals.

Electrons will spread over all available (3 ps, 5ds, 7fs) and try to have parallel spins. p, d, f orbitals have more than one energy sublevels. When they are filled, Hund's rule is followed.

E.g. p3 Each box indicates an available energy level p has 3 of them and each can have 2 electrons.

E.g. d5 each box indicates an available energy level d has 5 of them and each can have 2 electrons.

E.g. f8 each box indicates an available energy level f has 7 of them and each can have 2 electrons.

↓ ↓ ↓

↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓

↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓

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Elecronic configuration using the periodic table

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To write the ground-state electron configuration of an element: Starting with hydrogen, go through the elements in order of increasing atomic number As you move across a period Add electrons to the ns orbital as you pass through groups IA (1) and IIA (2). Add electrons to the np orbital as you pass through Groups IIIA (13) to 0 (18). Add electrons to (n-1) d orbitals as you pass through IIIB (3) to IIB(12) and add electrons to (n-2) f orbitals as you pass through the f -block.

Examples Regular format

O 1s2 2s2 2p4

Ti 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d2 4s2

Br 1s2 2s22p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p5

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Core format O [He] 2s2 2p4

Ti [Ar] 3d2 4s2

Br [Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p5

Elements of Period One

Elements of Period Two

Elements of Period Three

Hydrogen to Helium

Z=1 to Z=2 (K-shell)

1s1 to

No choice here! The 2s is significantly higher in energy. the second electron pairs (opposite spin) with the other sharing the 1s wavefunction.

Lithium Beryllium

Z=3 Z=4 (L-shell, part)

1s22s1

1s22s2

The effect of the greater penetration of the 2s orbital favours it over the 2p as the home for the next two electrons.

Boron to Neon

Z=5 to Z=10 (L-shell, then rest)

1s22s22p1 to 1s22s22p6

Add one electron to each 2p orbital, spins parallel, until each of the three has one electron, and then begin pairing. If it is necessary to be specific, use a diagram showing individual orbitals and electron spins as arrows. It does not matter which combination of orbitals are chosen when a choice exists, nor which spin is chosen, as long as they are parallel as far as possible.

Z=11

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Elements of Period Four For this period, the 3d orbitls become very close in energy to the 4s orbitals, and eventually dip below them leading to a couple of "anomalies" in the configurations. (These anomalies are a source of exam questions, but otherwise have little significance.) The filling order continues as follows:

Sodium to Argon

to Z=18 (M-shell)

[neon]3s1 to [Neon]3s23p6

These follow the pattern of the period from lithium to neon. The core, [neon] means the configuration of neon.

Potassium to Calcium

Z=19 to Z=20

[argon]4s1 to [argon]4s2

As expected.

Scandium to Vanadium

Z=21 to Z=23

[argon]4s23d1 to [argon]4s23d3

As expected if 3d comes above 4s but below 4p (an accident of nature).

Chromium Z=24[argon]4s13d5

This is a manifestation of Hund's rule. It is as if the 4s and 3d orbitals are nearly degenerate (have the same energy) so the electrons are unpaired as far as possible.

Manganese to Nickel

Z=25 to Z=28

[argon]4s23d5 to [argon]4s23d8

These continue the expected trend if 3d is once again just above the 4s

At this point the 3d orbital energy has dipped below the 4s

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The Elements of Period Five

The elements of thise period show analogous configurations including an anomalous configuration for molybdenum (like chromium) and silver (like copper).

The Elements of Period Six

The trends are not unlike period five, but after lanthenum, come the 14 lanthanide elements where the 4f orbitals are being filled. There are anomalies in this series associated with the half-filled f-orbitals, and again at the end of the filling of the 5d orbitals for gold (like copper and silver).

The Elements of Period Seven

There are similarities to period six, with another set of 14 elements where the 5f orbitals are being filled, the actinides which follow actinium. Little is known of the chemistry of the short-lived radioactive elements beyond Z=104.

N.B. The anomalies in ground state configurations of the neutral atoms are not important in the chemistry of the atoms in their compounds. In particular, for ions of the transition elements (incomplete d orbitals) their configuration is

Copper Z=29[argon]4s13d10

and stays there. The 3d electrons become core electrons and have only a minor effect on the chemistry of the succeeding elements.

Zinc Z=30[argon]4s23d10

Zinc is divalent like calcium, but is "soft" due to the extra d polarizable electrons.

Gallium to Krypton

Z=31 to Z=36

[argon]3d104s24p1 to [argon]3d104s23p6

The expected order resumes.

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always derived by assuming that the (n-1)d subshell lies below the ns. Remember this when dealing with bonding in transition metal complexes.

Exception to Building Up Principle!

Transition Metal Elements Electronic Configuration of d-block and f-block elements d5 or d10 and f7 or f14 are stable

Cr :[Ar] 3d4 4s2 wrong

Cr :[Ar] 3d5 4s1 correct

Cu :[Ar] 3d9 4s2 wrong

Cu :[Ar] 3d10 4s1 correct

Writing Ion Electron Configurations Main Group Elements Electron configurations can also be written for ions. Start with the ground-state configuration for the atom. For cations, remove a number of the outermost electrons equal to the charge. For anions, add a number of outermost electrons equal to the charge. Example - Cl- First, write the electron configuration for chlorine: Cl [Ne] 3s2 3p5

Because the charge is 1-, add one electron. Cl- [Ne] 3s2 3p6 or [Ar]

Example - Ba2+ First, write the electron configuration for barium. Ba [Xe] 6s2 Because the charge is 2+, remove two electrons. Ba2+ [Xe] or [Kr] 3d10 4s2 4p6 Transition Metal Ions- Electronic Configuration of Transition Metal cations d-block and f-block elements d orbitals are lower in energy than s orbitals f orbitals are lower in energy than d orbitals E.g. Neutral atom Fe :[Ar] 3d6 4s2

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Cation, Fe3+ :[Ar] 3d5 Even though you place 2d electrons last when you are removing you should remove from 4s first because ionization menas removing electrons from the outter most or valence shell. One electron sa re added orbitals follow the energy order 3d 4s. 1.8 Atomic parameters Periodic Trends in the Properties of the Elements We have to consider four things in understanding trends in atomic properties:

1. The different interpenetrations of the atomic orbitals. Overall "sizes" are a function of R(r)2 while orientation is a function of Θ(θ)2Φ(φ)2.

2. We know the filling order. 3. We can estimate effective nuclear charges.

We also know the occupancy of the individual orbitals which may come into play.

Periodic Properties: Atomic Radius Atomic Radii: Atomic radii depend on the distance from the nucleus to the outermost electron in the valence shell. Going across a period adds protons to the nucleus while electrons are added to an orbital same distance from nucleus. This increase the Zeff increasing the attraction of electrons to

nucleus. Thus atomic radii decrease going across a period and increase going down a group.

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Different Types of Atomic Radii in the way they are measured: tomic Radii

There are several types of radii in common use according to the circumstances:

1. Covalent Radii: Radii based on covalently liked atoms in covalently bonded molecules.Single-bond (and multiple) covalent radii (r

cov) are

appropriate for covalent bonds and are obtained experimentally starting with homonuclear bond lengths divided by two, and building from there. 2. van der Waals Radii: Radii based on non bonded atoms in solids. Van der Waals radii (r

vdw) are appropriate for estimating unconstrained non-

bonded contacts and have features in common with the ionic radii. Similarly they are difficult to estimate. 3. Metallic Radii (12-coordinate):Radii based on metallic solids. Metallic radii similar to covalent radii but apply to metallic elements in the solid state. 4. Ionic Radii: Radii basesd on bond distances in ionic solids. Ionic radii

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(rion

) are used in ionic compounds to predict closest approach of ions. It

may be assumed that such radii are additive. The ionic radii depend on the oxidation state of the ion and its coordination number (number of nearest neighbours). The tabulated values are ususally for the six-coordinate configuration. It is more difficult to generate a self-consistent set because more assumtions about what is actually touching what have to be made.

Note that:

Cations are always smaller than the corresponding neutral atom and anions are always larger.Van der Waal's radii are alway bigger than covalent radii. Radii generally increase down a group. Radii generally decrease across a period (from left to right). There are anomalies which can be blamed on the intervention of a transition series, for example Al and Ga are virtually the same size in their covalent compounds.

Tables of Radii Carbon-based Covalent Radii

1.1 Single bond radii (pm)

Element H Radius* 29.9 Element Be B C N O F Radius 106 83.0 76.7 70.2 65.9 61.9 Source b a a a a a Element Al Si P(III) S(II) Cl Radius 118 109.0 108.8 105.2 102.3 Source b a a a a Element Ga Ge As(III) Se(II) Br Radius 125 122 119.6 120.3 119.9 Source b b a a a

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Element In Sn Sb(III) Te(II) I Radius 141 139 137 139.1 139.5 Source b b b a a

* The quoted radius for H applies to the actual position of the H-nucleus, as determined by neutron diffraction. With X-ray diffraction, the observed position of the H-atom is the centre of gravity of its electron cloud, which lies about 10 pm closer to the attached atom. This gives an apparent H-atom radius close to 20 pm.

Sources:

a: From tabulations and averages of C(sp3)-X distances in Allen, F.H., Kennard, O., Watson, D.G., Brammer, L., Orpen, A.G., & Taylor, R. (1987) J.Chem. Soc. Perkin II, p. S1, subtracting 76.7pm for the radius of carbon. b: From individual CH3-X distances, again subtracting 76.7pm.

1.2 Multiple bond radii (pm)

Element C N O Single 76.7 70.2 65.9 Double 66.1 61.8 54.9 Triple 59.1 54.5

Source:

Allen et al. (1987), as section A.1.1

2 Van der Waals radii

Element N O F Radius 155 152 147 Element Si P S Cl Radius 210 180 180 175 Element Ge As Se Br Radius 195 185 190 185 Element Sn Sb Te I Xe* Radius 210 205 206 198 200

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Element Bi Radius 215

* This value for Xe seems to be more appropriate for compounds than the value of 216 pm found in the element; Alcock,N.W. (1972) Adv. Inorg. Chem. Radiochem. 15, 4.Source:

Bondi,A. (1964) J.Phys. Chem. 68, 441.

3 Metallic radii (12-coordinate) (pm)

Elem. Rad. Elem. Rad. Elem. Rad. Elem. Rad. Ag 144.5 Fe 127.4 Nb 146.8 Sn 162.Al 143.2 Ga 141.1 Nd 182.1 Sr 215.Au 144.2 Gd 180.2 Ni 124.6 Ta 146.Ba 224.3 Hf 158.0 Os 135.3 Tb 178.Be 112.8 Hg 157.3 Pb 175.0 Tc 136.Bi 170 Ho 176.6 Pd 137.6 Th 179.Ca 197.4 In 166.3 Pm 181.0 Ti 146.Cd 156.8 Ir 135.7 Pr 182.8 Tl 171.Ce 182.5 K 237.6 Pt 138.7 Tm 174.Co 125.2 La 187.7 Rb 254.6 U 156 Cr 128.2 Li 156.2 Re 137.5 V 134.Cs 273.1 Lu 173.4 Rh 134.5 W 140.Cu 127.8 Mg 160.2 Ru 133.9 Y 180.Dy 177.3 Mn 126.4 Sb 159 Yb 174.Er 175.7 Mo 140.0 Sc 164.1 Zn 139.Eu 204.2 Na 191.1 Sm 180.2 Zr 160.

Source:Teatum,E., Gschneidner,K., & Waber,J. (1960) Compilation of calculated data useful in predicting metallurgical behaviour of the elements in binary alloy systems, LA-2345, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.

4 Ionic radii

4.1 Cation radii (6-coordinate) (pm) Radii are quoted for common oxidation states up to +3 (4 for Hf, Th, Ti, U, and Zr).

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Elem. Rad. Elem. Rad. Elem. Rad. Elem. Rad.Ag(+1) 129 Er(+3) 103.0 Mn(+3) 72/78.5* Ta(+3) 86 Al(+3) 67.5 Eu(+2) 131 Mo(+3) 83 Tb(+3) 106.Au(+1) 151 Eu(+3) 108.7 Na(+1) 116 Th(+4) 108 Au(+3) 99 Fe(+2) 75/92.0* Nb(+3) 86 Ti(+2) 100 Ba(+2) 149 Fe(+3) 69/78.5* Nd(+3) 112.3 Ti(+3) 81.0Be(+2) 59 Ga(+3) 76.0 Ni(+2) 83.0 Ti(+4) 74.5Bi(+3) 117 Gd(+3) 107.8 Pb(+2) 133 Tl(+1) 164 Ca(+2) 114 Hf(+4) 85 Pd(+2) 100 Tl(+3) 102.Cd(+2) 109 Hg(+1) 133 Pm(+3) 111 Tm(+3) 102.Ce(+3) 115 Hg(+2) 116 Pr(+3) 113 U(+3) 116.Ce(+4) 101 Ho(+3) 104.1 Pt(+2) 94 U(+4) 103 Co(+2) 79/88.5* In(+3) 94.0 Rb(+1) 166 V(+2) 93 Co(+3) 68.5/75* Ir(+3) 82 Rh(+3) 80.5 V(+3) 78.0Cr(+2) 87/94* K(+1) 152 Ru(+3) 82 Y(+3) 104.Cr(+3) 75.5 La(+3) 117.2 Sb(+3) 90 Yb(+2) 116 Cs(+1) 181 Li(+1) 90 Sc(+3) 88.5 Yb(+3) 100.Cu(+1) 91 Lu(+3) 100.1 Sm(+3) 109.8 Zn(+2) 88.0Cu(+2) 87 Mg(+2) 86.0 Sr(+2) 132 Zr(+4) 86 Dy(+3) 105.2 Mn(+2) 81/97.0* * Low spin and high spin values (section 8.2.3)

Source: Shannon,R.D. (1976) `Revised effective ionic radii in halides and chalcogenides',Acta Cryst.A32, 751. This includes further oxidation states and coordination numbers.

4.2 Anion radii (6-coordinate) (pm)

Elem. Rad. Elem. Rad. Cl(-1) 167 O(-2) 126 Br(-1) 182 S(-2) 170 F(-1) 119 Se(-2) 184 I(-1) 206 Te(-2) 207

Periodic Properties: Ionization Energy It is defined as the energy required to remove the outermost electron from a gaseous atom. A "gaseous atom" means an atom that is all by itself, not hooked up to others in a solid or a liquid. When enough energy is added to an atom the outermost electron can use that energy to pull away from the nucleus completely (or be pulled, if you want to put it that way), leaving behind a positively charged ion. That is why it's called ionization, one of the things

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formed in the process is an ion. The ionization energy is the exact quantity of energy that it takes to remove the outermost electron from the atom.

In your lab work on atomic spectra you observed that a gas would conduct electricity and emit light when it was subjected to a high voltage. When there is little or no voltage applied to the gas in the tubes, no light is emitted and the gas does not conduct electricity. One method for measuring the ionization energy of a gas is to slowly increase the voltage applied to it until it does conduct electricity and emit light. The voltage at which that occurs can be used to calculate the ionization energy.

If the ionization energy is high, that means it takes a lot of energy to remove the outermost electron. If the ionization energy is low, that means it takes only a small amount of energy to remove the outermost electron.

Let’s use your understanding of atomic structure to make some predictions. Think for a minute about how ionization energy would be affected by three of the factors we were talking about earlier: (1) nuclear charge, (2) number of energy levels, and (3) shielding.

Defined as the Quantity of energy required to remove an electron from an atom is directly related to Zeff . Ionization potential increase going across a

period and decrease going down a group. As the effective nuclear charge increases, the attraction between the nucleus and the electrons increases and it requires more energy to remove the outermost electron and that means there is a higher ionization energy. As you go across the periodic table, nuclear charge is the most important consideration. So, going across the periodic table, there should be an increase in ionization energy because of the increasing nuclear charge.

Going down the table, the effect of increased nuclear charge is balanced by the effect of increased shielding, and the number of energy levels becomes the predominant factor. With more energy levels, the outermost electrons (the valence electrons) are further from the nucleus and are not so strongly attracted to the nucleus. Thus the ionization energy of the elements decreases as you go down the periodic table because it is easier to remove the electrons. Another way of looking at that is that if you are trying to take something from the first energy level, you have to take it past the second, the third, the fourth and so on, on the way out. But if something is already in the third or fourth

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energy level, it doesn't have to be taken as far to get away from the nucleus. It is already part way removed from the nucleus. The first ionization enthalpies most effectively illustrate all these effects.

1. There is always a general trend to increase the enthalpy across a period. This is the effect of steadily increasing effective nuclear charge. Note the rise from Li to Ne for example.

2. Due to the larger size of orbitals in succeeding periods, the outermost electrons are always less tightly held than those of the elements in the same group. Note that sodium (Z* = 2.2) is lower than lithium (Z* = 1.3), and argon (Z* = 6.75) is lower than neon (Z* = 5.85) so it is not just a matter of effective nuclear charge.

3. The estimation of effective nuclear charge is not sufficiently sensitive (using th above rules) to allow for the effect of changing subshell within a period. Note the drop from Be to B. There is another discontinuity at the half-filled p-subshell, e.g. nitrogen to oxygen, and less well defined ones at the half-filled d and f-subshellss. This occurs when pairing begins and electrons are forced into the same orbital.

Change in Ionization Moving Along a Period: The periodic nature of ionization energy is emphasized in this diagram. With each new period the ionization energy starts with a low value. Within each period you will notice that the pattern is really kind of a zigzag pattern progressing up as you go across the periodic table. The zigs and zags on that graph correspond to the sublevels in the energy levels. So far in this lesson we have presumed that all the electrons in the second energy level are pretty much the same. Two factors make that not completely true. One factor is that because s and p orbitals have different shapes, the electrons in p orbitals have more energy and are further from the nucleus. The other factor is that when electrons are paired up in an orbital, they repel one another somewhat. Those two factors account for the zigzag nature of the increase in ionization energy. Nevertheless, as a general trend, from left to right across the periodic table, ionization energy does increase. Also as you go down the periodic table, the ionization energy does decrease for the reasons given.

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These observations can be explained by looking at the electron configurations of these elements. The electron removed when a beryllium atom is ionized comes from the 2s orbital, but a 2p electron is removed when boron is ionized.

Be: [He] 2s2

B: [He] 2s2 2p1

The electrons removed when nitrogen and oxygen are ionized also come from 2p orbitals.

N: [He] 2s2 2p3

O: [He] 2s2 2p4

But there is an important difference in the way electrons are distributed in these atoms. Hund's rules predict that the three electrons in the 2p orbitals of a nitrogen atom all have the same spin, but electrons are paired in one of the 2p orbitals on an oxygen atom.

Hund's rules can be understood by assuming that electrons try to stay as far apart as possible to minimize the force of repulsion between these particles. The three electrons in the 2p orbitals on nitrogen therefore enter different orbitals with their spins aligned in the same direction. In oxygen, two

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electrons must occupy one of the 2p orbitals. The force of repulsion between these electrons is minimized to some extent by pairing the electrons. There is still some residual repulsion between these electrons, however, which makes it slightly easier to remove an electron from a neutral oxygen atom than we would expect from the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom.

Periodic Properties: Electron Affinity

Atoms can also gain electrons to form negatively charged ions (anions)

It is also called Electron Attachment Enthalpies These correspond to the process:

X(g) + e-(g) X-(g)

It is possible to measure the enthalpy of this process directly in very few cases. The elements which normally form cations have positive ∆HEA and the

elements which normally form di- or trianions ususally have positive ∆EEA

for the second and third electron attachment steps in spite of their stability in ionic compounds. It would be nice to have more because one of the scales of elecronegativity uses them. The electron affinity is the energy change associated with an atom or ion in the gas state gaining an electron. Defined as the energy released/absorbed when a gaseous atom gains an electron. Electron affinity is directly related to Z

eff. Electron affinity value could either be + or -,

therefore care should be exercised when predicting the trends.

For all positively charged ions, and most neutral atoms, energy is released when an electron is added

Cl(g) + e- -> Cl-(g) ∆E = -328 kJ/mol

Thus, we say that chlorine has an electron affinity of -328 kJ/mol. The greater the attraction for the electron, the more exothermic the process. For anions and some neutral atoms, added an electron is an endothermic process, i.e. work must be done to force an electron onto the atom. This results in the formation of an unstable anion.

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The halogens, which are one electron short of a completely filled p subshell have the greatest attraction for an electron (i.e. the electron affinity has the largest negative magnitude)

In adding an electron they achieve a stable electron configuration like the noble gases The 2A and 8A groups have filled subshells (s, and p, respectively) and therefore, an additional electron must reside in a higher energy orbital. Adding an electron to these groups is an endothermic process

Across a period, value of electron affinity generally decrease (going from a small positive value to a larger negative value represents a decrease) Going down a group Electron Affinity values increase. Electronegativity: These measure the tendency for one element of a bonded pair to attract the electrons associated with the bond to itself. The polarity of a bond, that is its ionic character is assessed by comparing the two electronegativities of the two bonded atoms. It is also possible to assign an electronegativity to a chemical

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group e.g. CH3. In LiH molecule, it would seem that the bonding orbital

places more electron density on the hydrogen than on the lithium since the orbital shape describes the probability of finding the electrons. As a result, the hydrogen end of the moelcule would be slightly negative and the lithium end would be slightly positive.This situation is called a polar bond in which the electrons in the bond are being shared, but not equally shared.

In almost every case in which a bond is formed between two different atoms the resulting bond will be polar.

I In the 1930's, Linus Pauling (1901 - 1994), an American chemist who won the 1954 Nobel Prize, recognized that bond polarity resulted from the relative ability of atoms to attract electrons. Pauling devised a measure of this electron attracting power which he called "electronegativity" which he defined as the "power of an atom in a molecule to attract electrons to itself." Electronegativity only has meaning in a bond.

The table below presents the electronegativities for the main group elements.

Electronegativity

H = 2.1 x x x x x x

Li = 1.0

Be = 1.5

B = 2.0

C = 2.5

N = 3.0

O = 3.5

F = 4.0

Na = 0.9

Mg = 1.2

Al = 1.5

Si = 1.8

P = 2.1

S = 2.5

Cl = 3.0

Ga Ge As

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Generally, the electronegativity increases moving left to right across a row, and decreases going down the table. Notice that this trend is violated by the Group 13 metals for which the electronegativity drops from B to Al as expected, but hen rises slightly going down to Tl. This effect is due to the intervention of the d electrons and other effects that come into play with very large atoms. The transition metals are not presented in this chart to conserve room, but their values range from 1.0 to about 2.4.

There have been several methods used to generate numerical electronegativity scales: Pauling Electronegativity, χ

p

Pauling electronegativity has been calculated based on energetics of bond formation is the first electronegativity scale. χ

p are commonly used in tables to make decisions about bond polarities.

Pauling reasoned that the dissociation energy of a covalent bond, Dtheo(A-B)

,

if it were perfectly covalent, could be calculated as the average of the experimental dissociation energies Dexp(A-A) and Dexp(B-B). Partially ionic

bonds would have higher observed dissociation energies Dexp(A-B). Therefore

the difference between Dexp(A-B) and Dtheo(A-B), ∆(A-B), will be proportional

to the difference in electronegativities χA

and χB

.

For example, the bond energies of H-H and F-F are, respectively, 436 and 158 kJ mol-1. If H-F were perfectly covalent, which is not, the bond energy ought to be (436 x 158)½ = 262 kJ mol-1. (Pauling used the "geometric" mean

K = 0.8

Ca = 1.0

= 1.6

= 1.8

= 2.0

Se = 2.4

Br = 2.8

Rb = 0.8

Sr = 1.0

In = 1.7

Sn = 1.8

Sb = 1.9

Te = 2.1

I = 2.5

Cs = 0.7

Ba = 0.9

Tl = 1.8

Pb = 1.9

Bi = 1.9

Po = 2.0

At = 2.2

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rather than the "arithmetic" mean, (436 + 158)/2 = 297 kJ mol-1, because, by weighting the smaller number more, it gives better results.) The experimental H-F bond energy is 566 kJ mol-1 so the difference, 566 - 262 = 304 kJ mol-1 is proportional to the difference χF - χH.

The formula which Pauling used to express this was: χ

A - χ

B = 0.102|∆|½

For the H-F example we have: χ

F - χH = 0.102 x 305½ = 1.78

Pauling assigned the value for χF as 4.00 which gives χ

H = 4.00 - 1.78 = 2.22.

This method is also dependent on lots of experimental data, but the data is much more accessible.

Mulliken Electronegativity, χM

This scale is based on the average of the ionization enthalpy and the negative of the electron attachment enthalpy. R.S. Mulliken proposed an electronegativity scale in which the Mulliken electronegativity, χ

M is related

to the electron affinity EAv (a measure of the tendency of an atom to form a

negative species) and the ionization potential IEv (a measure of the tendency

of an atom to form a positive species) by the equation:

χM

= (∆HIE

- ∆HEA

)/2

A strong tendency to gain electrons is characterized by a large negative∆HEA

and a large positive ∆HIE will go with a reluctance to lose electrons, both of

which will contribute to an element showing a large electronegativity. The method makes gfreat sense but is limited by the lack of electron attachment enthalpy data.

∆HIE - ∆HEA depends on specific valence state - so for trigonal boron

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compounds, a values of electronegativity can be defined for sp2 hybrid orbitals. If the values of IE and EA are in units of MJ mol-1, then the Mulliken electronegativity χ

M can be expressed on the Pauling scale by the

relationship:

χp = 1.35 χ

M1/2 - 1.37

The Allred-Rochow electronegativity- χAR.

The underlying theoretical concept is that an electron close to the surface of an atom i.e. a bonding electron is held there by the effective nuclear charge it experiences, and the force resisting its removal is given by:

Force = (Zeff

e)(e)/4πr2εo

where r is the distance between the electron and the nucleus (covalent radius) e is the charge on an electron Zeff is the charge effective at the

electron due to the nucleus and its surrounding electrons. εo

is the permitivity.

The quantity Zeff/r

2 correlates well with Pauling electronegativities and the

two scales can be made to coincide by expressing the Allred-Rochow electronegativity as:

χAR = 0.359(Z*/r2) + 0.744

Assuming the electronegativity is proportional to this force, and adding constants to bring the Allred-Rochow scale into correspondence with the Pauling scale (i.e. F = 4.00 and H = 2.22) gives: The Allen Scale This scale, which is designed only for the representative (main group) elements, comes back to the use of ionization enthalpy data. In this case the weighted average ∆HIE for the s and p valence electrons, obtained from

(atomic) spectroscopic data is used:

χspec = (mε

s + nεp)/(m + n)

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where n and m are the numbers of s and p electrons, respectively. Allen's numbers do not differ much from the other scales.

Polarizability

The ease with which the charge distribution in a molecule can be distorted by an external electric field is called its polarizability ('squashiness' of its e- cloud). The greater the polarizability, the more easily its e- cloud can be distorted. Larger molecules tend to have greater polarizabilities - they have more e- and their e- are further from the nuclei e.g. I

2 is more polarizable than F

2. Measures the ease of distortion of an atom

in an electric field. If the frontier orbitals are not widely separated, then the atom will be more polarizable. This happens more for heavier elements. Atoms resistant to polariation are "hard", while atoms which are easily polarized are "soft".

Recommended Questions from Shriver and Atkins:

"Exercises"1.1, 1.2 These questions are about nuclear chemistry.1.3 - 1.19

You should be able to answer all these important questions. They could be on exams. "Problems"

1.1 This could be done using the equations in Table 1.2 but is well beyond the scope of this course!

1.2This question is asking you to distinguish between the radial wavefunction and the radial distribution function.

1.3You have to calculate the ionization energy of an excited H atom, and then explain the comparative values of all three species.

This is a question about photoelectron spectroscopy. The difference between the energy of the irradiating photons (use E = hν and c = νλ), and the kinetic

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Please return to the referring document and note the hypertext link that led you here.

1.4energy (use E = ½mv2) of the ejected electrons corresponds to their ionization energy. The main problem here is just to get everything into the same units.

1.5, 1.6 Do not waste your time with these questions unless you are headed for a career as a chemisry teacher!

1.7 - 1.9 These are more nuclear chemistry questions: not covered in 2001.

1.10Shielding is a concept that some students find difficult. You should probably be able to take a shot at this.

1.11 Tricky little question unless you get the ground state configurations written down correctly.

1.12 You should be able to do this, although you need not memorize the mathematical functions.

1.13 An interesting question but a bit to philosophical for Chem 481!

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