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Understand Electronegativity, differentiate it from EGE, and apply it to predict valence and compound formulas.
Definition and Pauling scale.
While Ionization Enthalpy and Electron Gain Enthalpy are measurable thermodynamic quantities, electronegativity is a qualitative measure. It describes an atom's ability to attract shared electrons to itself within a chemical compound.
Because it varies depending on the element it is bound to, it is not an absolute constant. The most widely used scale is the Pauling scale, which arbitrarily assigns Fluorine (the most electronegative element) a value of .
Visual summaries of the overarching periodic trends (like Fig 3.7) unify the prior pages.
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Exercise 3.22 applied.
What is the basic difference between the terms electron gain enthalpy (EGE) and electronegativity (EN)?
Valence rules for representative elements.
The valence (or combining capacity) is one of the most characteristic properties of elements. For main group (representative) elements, it is generally determined by the outermost electronic configuration.
Problem 3.8 step-by-step.
Problem. Using the Periodic Table, predict the formulas of compounds which might be formed by the following pairs of elements: (a) silicon and bromine (b) aluminium and sulphur.
Problem 3.9 step-by-step.
Problem. Are the oxidation state and covalency of in the complex ion the same?
Exercise 3.32 applied.
Based on their positions in the periodic table, predict the stable binary formulas. Remember that valence for representative elements is the number of outer electrons or minus the outer electrons.
List the two pairs of elements you are evaluating.
State the group number and resulting valence for each of the four elements.
Explain how you cross the combining capacities to get a balanced formula.
State your final formulas.