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Trends in The Periodic. Table. -define and explain atomic radius. -explain the general trends in values of atomic radii (covalent radii only).
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Page 1 of 5 Name: Chemical Bonding Objectives
Page 2 of 5 Trends in Ionisation Energy: Defn: The First Ionisation Energy of an atom is the minimum energy required to completely remove the most loosely bound electron from a neutral gaseous atom in its ground state. This means the energy that’s needed to pull the loosest (furthest from the nucleus) electron off an atom. The values of the first ionisation energy decrease going down groups in the periodic table. Reasons:
Page 4 of 5 Trends In Electronegativity: The values of electronegativity decrease going down groups in the periodic table. Reasons:
Trends in the Alkali Metals (Group I): All Alkali Metals are very reactive because the have only 1 electron in their outer energy level, which is easy to remove as can be seen by their Ionisation Energies. Trend: The chemical reactivity of the Alkali Metals increases going down the group. Reasons:
Page 5 of 5 Important Reactions with Alkali Metals:
Sodium + Water → Sodium Hydoxide + Hydrogen