Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Homework #2

#13-25 (p.130)

13. a. row= period b. column= groups
14. sodium (Na) and potassium (K)
15. a. Noble gasses are located in the group all of the way to the right, b. they are monatomic, c. they don't form compounds  
16. a. MgF2 b. GaP2
17. The melting point would be around 70 degrees C
18. I would expect it to be lower.  
19. 
Element Symbol
Number of Protons
Number of Neutrons
Number of Electrons
C
6
6
6
C
6
7
6
Ca
20
21
20
Pt
76
117
78
U
92
146
92
 20. 
a. berylium: 4 protons, 4 neutrons, 4 electrons. 
b. nitrogen: 7 protons, 7 neutrons, 7 electrons. 
c. neon: 10 protons, 10 neutrons, 10 electrons. 
21. A lead atom must have lost two electrons.
22. a. Carbon: 12, Calcium: 41, Platinum: 195, Uranium: 238 b. Carbon has two isotopes 
23. No this is not sufficient because atomic numbers deal with a total rather than specifics on an element.
24. Electrons are much lighter than protons and neutrons.
25. 
Mg-24
24
12
12
Mg-25
25
12
13
Mg-26
26
12
14

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