siL40215_fm_i-xxxv.indd 1 38 Sr 37 Rb Lanthanides Actinides Pa Th (231) 91 90 232.0 140.9 Pr 140.1 59 58 (268) Db 105 180.9 Ta 73 Nb (271) Sg 106 183.8 W 74 Mo 42 92.91 95.96 41 Cr 24 6B (6) (270) Bh 107 186.2 Re 75 Tc (98) 43 Mn 25 7B (7) (277) Hs 108 190.2 Os 76 Ru 101.1 44 Fe 26 (8) U 238.0 92 144.2 60 Nd Np (237) 93 (145) 61 Pm 62 63 Pu Am (243) 95 94 (244) 152.0 Eu 150.4 Sm Cm (247) 96 157.3 Gd 64 (276) Mt 109 192.2 Ir 77 Rh 102.9 45 Co 27 8B (9) 29 Bk (247) 97 158.9 Tb 65 (281) 110 Ds 195.1 Pt 78 Pd 106.4 46 Cf (251) 98 162.5 Dy 66 (280) 111 Rg 197.0 Au 79 Ag 107.9 47 Cu 28 Ni 1B (11) (10) 31 Es (252) 99 164.9 Ho 67 (285) 112 Cn Fm (257) 100 167.3 Er 68 (284) 113 Nh Tl 81 In 114.8 49 Ga 33 Md (258) 101 168.9 Tm 69 (289) Fl 114 Pb 82 Sn 118.7 50 No (259) 102 173.1 Yb 70 (288) 115 Mc Bi 83 Sb 121.8 51 As Lr (262) 103 175.0 Lu 71 (293) Lv 116 (209) Po 84 Te 127.6 52 Se 34 S 16 O 16.00 72.63 74.92 78.97 32 Ge P 15 N 14.01 6A (16) 5A (15) (294) Ts 117 (210) At 85 I 126.9 53 (294) Og 118 (222) Rn 86 Xe 131.3 54 Kr 36 Ar 18 Ne 20.18 10 4.003 79.90 83.80 Br 35 Cl 17 F 19.00 7A (17) He 8A (18) 26.98 28.09 30.97 32.06 35.45 39.95 Si 14 C 12.01 4A (14) MAIN–GROUP ELEMENTS 200.6 204.4 207.2 209.0 Hg 80 Cd 112.4 48 Zn 30 2B (12) Al 13 B 10.81 3A (13) 50.94 52.00 54.94 55.85 58.93 58.69 63.55 65.38 69.72 V 23 5B (5) Metals (main-group) Metals (transition) Metals (inner transition) Metalloids Nonmetals TRANSITION ELEMENTS Atomic mass (amu) Atomic symbol Atomic number INNER TRANSITION ELEMENTS (265) Rf 104 Ce (227) (226) Ra Fr (223) 89 88 87 Ac 138.9 137.3 178.5 72 Hf 57 La 56 Ba 55 Cs Zr 91.22 88.91 Y 40 39 44.96 47.87 22 87.62 85.47 40.08 39.10 K Ti 21 20 Ca 19 4B (4) Sc 3B (3) 24.31 Mg Na Be Periodic Table of the Elements 9.012 22.99 12 11 Be Li 9.012 6.941 2A (2) 1.008 H 132.9 1A (1) MAIN–GROUP ELEMENTS www.freebookslides.com 10/11/19 1:04 PM Period www.freebookslides.com The Elements Atomic Name Symbol Number Actinium Aluminum Americium Antimony Argon Arsenic Astatine Barium Berkelium Beryllium Bismuth Bohrium Boron Bromine Cadmium Calcium Californium Carbon Cerium Cesium Chlorine Chromium Cobalt Copernicium Copper Curium Darmstadtium Dubnium Dysprosium Einsteinium Erbium Europium Fermium Flevorium Fluorine Francium Gadolinium Gallium Germanium Gold Hafnium Hassium Helium Holmium Hydrogen Indium Iodine Iridium Iron Krypton Lanthanum Lawrencium Lead Lithium Livermorium Lutetium Magnesium Manganese Meitnerium Ac Al Am Sb Ar As At Ba Bk Be Bi Bh B Br Cd Ca Cf C Ce Cs Cl Cr Co Cn Cu Cm Ds Db Dy Es Er Eu Fm Fl F Fr Gd Ga Ge Au Hf Hs He Ho H In I Ir Fe Kr La Lr Pb Li Lv Lu Mg Mn Mt Atomic Mass* 89 (227) 13 26.98 95 (243) 51 121.8 18 39.95 33 74.92 85 (210) 56 137.3 97 (247) 4 9.012 83 209.0 107 (267) 5 10.81 35 79.90 48 112.4 20 40.08 98 (249) 6 12.01 58 140.1 55 132.9 17 35.45 24 52.00 27 58.93 112 (285) 29 63.55 96 (247) 110 (281) 105 (262) 66 162.5 99 (254) 68 167.3 63 152.0 100 (253) 114 (289) 9 19.00 87 (223) 64 157.3 31 69.72 32 72.61 79 197.0 72 178.5 108 (277) 2 4.003 67 164.9 1 1.008 49 114.8 53 126.9 77 192.2 26 55.85 36 83.80 57 138.9 103 (257) 82 207.2 3 6.941 116 (293) 71 175.0 12 24.31 25 54.94 109 (268) Atomic Name Symbol Number Mendelevium Mercury Molybdenum Moscovium Neodymium Neon Neptunium Nickel Nihonium Niobium Nitrogen Nobelium Oganesson Osmium Oxygen Palladium Phosphorus Platinum Plutonium Polonium Potassium Praseodymium Promethium Protactinium Radium Radon Rhenium Rhodium Roentgenium Rubidium Ruthenium Rutherfordium Samarium Scandium Seaborgium Selenium Silicon Silver Sodium Strontium Sulfur Tantalum Technetium Tellurium Tennessine Terbium Thallium Thorium Thulium Tin Titanium Tungsten Uranium Vanadium Xenon Ytterbium Yttrium Zinc Zirconium Md Hg Mo Mc Nd Ne Np Ni Nh Nb N No Og Os O Pd P Pt Pu Po K Pr Pm Pa Ra Rn Re Rh Rg Rb Ru Rf Sm Sc Sg Se Si Ag Na Sr S Ta Tc Te Ts Tb Tl Th Tm Sn Ti W U V Xe Yb Y Zn Zr Atomic Mass* 101 (256) 80 200.6 42 95.94 115 (288) 60 144.2 10 20.18 93 (244) 28 58.70 113 (284) 41 92.91 7 14.01 102 (253) 118 (294) 76 190.2 8 16.00 46 106.4 15 30.97 78 195.1 94 (242) 84 (209) 19 39.10 59 140.9 61 (145) 91 (231) 88 (226) 86 (222) 75 186.2 45 102.9 111 (272) 37 85.47 44 101.1 104 (263) 62 150.4 21 44.96 106 (266) 34 78.97 14 28.09 47 107.9 11 22.99 38 87.62 16 32.07 73 180.9 43 (98) 52 127.6 117 (294) 65 158.9 81 204.4 90 232.0 69 168.9 50 118.7 22 47.88 74 183.9 92 238.0 23 50.94 54 131.3 70 173.0 39 88.91 30 65.41 40 91.22 *All atomic masses are given to four significant figures Values in parentheses represent the mass number of the most stable isotope siL40215_fm_i-xxxv.indd 10/11/19 1:04 PM www.freebookslides.com siL40215_fm_i-xxxv.indd 10/11/19 1:04 PM www.freebookslides.com CHEMISTRY: THE MOLECULAR NATURE OF MATTER AND CHANGE, NINTH EDITION Published by McGraw-Hill Education, Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121 Copyright © 2021 by McGraw-Hill Education All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Previous editions © 2018, 2015, and 2012 No part of this 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McGraw-Hill Education, and McGraw-Hill Education does not guarantee the accuracy of the information presented at these sites mheducation.com/highered siL40215_fm_i-xxxiv_1.indd 15/10/19 7:51 AM www.freebookslides.com To Ruth and Daniel, with all my love and gratitude MSS To Ralph, Eric, Samantha, and Lindsay: you bring me much joy PGA siL40215_fm_i-xxxv.indd 10/11/19 1:04 PM www.freebookslides.com BRIEF CONTENTS Preface xxii Acknowledgments 1 Keys to Studying Chemistry: Definitions, Units, and Problem Solving 2 The Components of Matter 40 Stoichiometry of Formulas and Equations 92 Three Major Classes of Chemical Reactions 142 Gases and the Kinetic-Molecular Theory 202 Thermochemistry: Energy Flow and Chemical Change 254 Quantum Theory and Atomic Structure 294 Electron Configuration and Chemical Periodicity 330 Models of Chemical Bonding 368 10 The Shapes of Molecules 404 11 Theories of Covalent Bonding 442 12 Intermolecular Forces: Liquids, Solids, and Phase Changes 470 13 The Properties of Mixtures: Solutions and Colloids 534 14 Periodic Patterns in the Main-Group Elements 588 15 Organic Compounds and the Atomic Properties of Carbon 636 16 Kinetics: Rates and Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions 694 17 Equilibrium: The Extent of Chemical Reactions 752 18 Acid-Base Equilibria 802 19 Ionic Equilibria in Aqueous Systems 852 20 Thermodynamics: Entropy, Free Energy, and Reaction Direction 906 21 Electrochemistry: Chemical Change and Electrical Work 950 22 The Elements in Nature and Industry 1008 23 Transition Elements and Their Coordination Compounds 1048 24 Nuclear Reactions and Their Applications 1086 Appendix A Common Mathematical Operations in Chemistry A-1 Appendix B Standard Thermodynamic Values for Selected Substances A-5 Appendix C Equilibrium Constants for Selected Substances A-8 Appendix D Standard Electrode (Half-Cell) Potentials A-14 Appendix E Answers to Selected Problems A-15 Glossary G-1 Index I-1 vi siL40215_fm_i-xxxiv_1.indd 10/14/19 3:53 PM www.freebookslides.com DETAILED CONTENTS Photodisc/Getty Images Chapter Keys to Studying Chemistry: Definitions, Units, and Problem Solving 1.1 Some Fundamental Definitions 1.2 1.3 The States of Matter The Properties of Matter and Its Changes 4 The Central Theme in Chemistry The Importance of Energy in the Study of Matter The Scientific Approach: Developing a Model 10 Measurement and Chemical Problem Solving 12 General Features of SI Units 12 Chapter 1.4 2.3 2.4 2.5 Significant Figures: Calculations and Rounding Off 28 Precision, Accuracy, and Instrument Calibration 30 CHAPTER REVIEW GUIDE 31 PROBLEMS 35 The Components of Matter 40 2.1 Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures: 2.2 Some Important SI Units in Chemistry 13 Units and Conversion Factors in Calculations 15 A Systematic Approach to Solving Chemistry Problems 18 Temperature Scales 23 Extensive and Intensive Properties 25 Uncertainty in Measurement: Significant Figures 26 Determining Which Digits Are Significant 27 An Atomic Overview 42 The Observations That Led to an Atomic View of Matter 44 Mass Conservation 44 Definite Composition 45 Multiple Proportions 47 Dalton’s Atomic Theory 48 Postulates of the Atomic Theory 48 How the Theory Explains the Mass Laws 48 The Observations That Led to the Nuclear Atom Model 50 Discovery of the Electron and Its Properties 50 Discovery of the Atomic Nucleus 52 The Atomic Theory Today 53 Structure of the Atom 53 2.6 2.7 2.8 Atomic Number, Mass Number, and Atomic Symbol 54 Isotopes 55 Atomic Masses of the Elements 55 Elements: A First Look at the Periodic Table 59 Compounds: Introduction to Bonding 62 The Formation of Ionic Compounds 62 The Formation of Covalent Substances 64 Compounds: Formulas, Names, and Masses 65 Binary Ionic Compounds 65 Compounds That Contain Polyatomic Ions 69 Acid Names from Anion Names 71 Binary Covalent Compounds 72 2.9 The Simplest Organic Compounds: Straight-Chain Alkanes 73 Molecular Masses from Chemical Formulas 74 Representing Molecules with Formulas and Models 76 Mixtures: Classification and Separation 78 An Overview of the Components of Matter 79 CHAPTER REVIEW GUIDE 81 PROBLEMS 83 vii siL40215_fm_i-xxxv.indd 10/11/19 1:04 PM www.freebookslides.com viii Detailed Contents Alessandro Bonora/Shutterstock Chapter Stoichiometry of Formulas and Equations 92 3.1 The Mole 93 3.2 Defining the Mole 93 Determining Molar Mass 94 Converting Between Amount, Mass, and Number of Chemical Entities 95 The Importance of Mass Percent 99 Determining the Formula of an Unknown Compound 102 Empirical Formulas 102 Molecular Formulas 103 Chapter 3.3 3.4 of Water as a Solvent 143 The Polar Nature of Water 144 Ionic Compounds in Water 144 Covalent Compounds in Water 148 Expressing Concentration in Terms of Molarity 148 Amount-Mass-Number Conversions Involving Solutions 149 Preparing and Diluting Molar Solutions 150 Precipitation Reactions 154 The Key Event: Formation of a Solid from Dissolved Ions 154 Predicting Whether a Precipitate Will Form 156 Chapter 4.3 4.4 5.3 of Matter 203 Gas Pressure and Its Measurement 205 Measuring Gas Pressure: Barometers and Manometers 205 Units of Pressure 207 The Gas Laws and Their Experimental Foundations 208 The Relationship Between Volume and Pressure: Boyle’s Law 209 The Relationship Between Volume and Temperature: Charles’s Law 210 The Relationship Between Volume and Amount: Avogadro’s Law 212 Gas Behavior at Standard Conditions 213 siL40215_fm_i-xxxv.indd CHAPTER REVIEW GUIDE 127 PROBLEMS 132 Stoichiometry of Precipitation Reactions 159 Acid-Base Reactions 162 The Key Event: Formation of H2O from H+ and OH− 165 Proton Transfer in Acid-Base Reactions 165 Stoichiometry of Acid-Base Reactions: Acid-Base Titrations 169 Oxidation-Reduction (Redox) Reactions 172 The Key Event: Movement of Electrons Between Reactants 172 Some Essential Redox Terminology 173 4.5 4.6 Using Oxidation Numbers to Monitor Electron Charge 173 Stoichiometry of Redox Reactions: Redox Titrations 177 Elements in Redox Reactions 179 Combination Redox Reactions 179 Decomposition Redox Reactions 180 Displacement Redox Reactions and Activity Series 182 Combustion Reactions 184 The Reversibility of Reactions and the Equilibrium State 186 CHAPTER REVIEW GUIDE 188 PROBLEMS 194 Gases and the Kinetic-Molecular Theory 202 5.1 An Overview of the Physical States 5.2 Reactions That Occur in a Sequence 117 Reactions That Involve a Limiting Reactant 118 Theoretical, Actual, and Percent Reaction Yields 124 Three Major Classes of Chemical Reactions 142 4.1 Solution Concentration and the Role 4.2 Chemical Formulas and Molecular Structures; Isomers 107 Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations 108 Calculating Quantities of Reactant and Product 113 Stoichiometrically Equivalent Molar Ratios from the Balanced Equation 113 5.4 5.5 The Ideal Gas Law 214 Solving Gas Law Problems 215 Rearrangements of the Ideal Gas Law 220 The Density of a Gas 220 The Molar Mass of a Gas 222 The Partial Pressure of Each Gas in a Mixture of Gases 223 The Ideal Gas Law and Reaction Stoichiometry 226 The Kinetic-Molecular Theory: A Model for Gas Behavior 229 How the Kinetic-Molecular Theory Explains the Gas Laws 229 Effusion and Diffusion 234 The Chaotic World of Gases: Mean Free Path and Collision Frequency 236 CHEMICAL CONNECTIONS TO ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE: HOW THE GAS LAWS APPLY TO EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE 237 5.6 Real Gases: Deviations from Ideal Behavior 239 Effects of Extreme Conditions on Gas Behavior 239 The van der Waals Equation: Adjusting the Ideal Gas Law 241 CHAPTER REVIEW GUIDE 242 PROBLEMS 245 10/11/19 1:04 PM www.freebookslides.com ix Philip Coblentz/Brand X Pictures/ age fotostock Chapter Thermochemistry: Energy Flow and Chemical Change 254 6.1 Forms of Energy and Their Interconversion 255 Defining the System and Its Surroundings 256 Energy Change (ΔE): Energy Transfer to or from a System 256 Heat and Work: Two Forms of Energy Transfer 257 The Law of Energy Conservation 259 Units of Energy 260 State Functions and the Path Independence of the Energy Change 261 Calculating Pressure-Volume Work (PV Work) 262 Chapter 6.2 Enthalpy: Changes at Constant 6.3 6.4 The Wave Nature of Light 296 The Particle Nature of Light 299 Atomic Spectra 302 Line Spectra and the Rydberg Equation 302 The Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom 303 The Energy Levels of the Hydrogen Atom 305 Chapter siL40215_fm_i-xxxiv_1.indd of Any Reaction 274 6.6 Standard Enthalpies of Reaction (ΔH°rxn) 276 Formation Equations and Their Standard Enthalpy Changes 277 Determining ΔH°rxn from ΔH°f Values for Reactants and Products 278 CHEMICAL CONNECTIONS TO ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE: THE FUTURE OF ENERGY USE 280 CHAPTER REVIEW GUIDE 284 PROBLEMS 287 Quantum Numbers of an Atomic Orbital 316 Quantum Numbers and Energy Levels 317 Shapes of Atomic Orbitals 319 The Special Case of Energy Levels in the Hydrogen Atom 322 TOOLS OF THE LABORATORY: SPECTROMETRY IN CHEMICAL ANALYSIS 308 7.3 The Wave-Particle Duality of Matter 7.4 and Energy 310 The Wave Nature of Electrons and the Particle Nature of Photons 310 Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle 313 The Quantum-Mechanical Model of the Atom 314 The Atomic Orbital and the Probable Location of the Electron 314 CHAPTER REVIEW GUIDE 323 PROBLEMS 325 Electron Configuration and Chemical Periodicity 330 8.1 Characteristics of Many-Electron 8.2 6.5 Hess’s Law: Finding ΔH Quantum Theory and Atomic Structure 294 7.1 The Nature of Light 295 7.2 Pressure 263 The Meaning of Enthalpy 263 Comparing ΔE and ΔH 264 Exothermic and Endothermic Processes 264 Calorimetry: Measuring the Heat of a Chemical or Physical Change 266 Specific Heat Capacity 266 The Two Major Types of Calorimetry 268 Stoichiometry of Thermochemical Equations 272 Atoms 332 The Electron-Spin Quantum Number 332 The Exclusion Principle 333 Electrostatic Effects and Energy-Level Splitting 333 The Quantum-Mechanical Model and the Periodic Table 335 Building Up Period 1 336 Building Up Period 2 336 Building Up Period 3 338 8.3 Building Up Period 4: The First Transition Series 338 General Principles of Electron Configurations 340 Intervening Series: Transition and Inner Transition Elements 341 Similar Electron Configurations Within Groups 342 Trends in Three Atomic Properties 344 Trends in Atomic Size 345 8.4 Trends in Ionization Energy 347 Trends in Electron Affinity 351 Atomic Properties and Chemical Reactivity 352 Trends in Metallic Behavior 352 Properties of Monatomic Ions 354 CHAPTER REVIEW GUIDE 361 PROBLEMS 362 10/14/19 11:11 AM www.freebookslides.com x Detailed Contents Stephen Frisch/McGraw-Hill Education Chapter Models of Chemical Bonding 368 9.1 Atomic Properties and Chemical 9.2 9.3 Bonds 369 The Three Ways Elements Combine 369 Lewis Symbols and the Octet Rule 371 The Ionic Bonding Model 372 Why Ionic Compounds Form: The Importance of Lattice Energy 373 Periodic Trends in Lattice Energy 376 How the Model Explains the Properties of Ionic Compounds 378 The Covalent Bonding Model 379 The Formation of a Covalent Bond 379 Bonding Pairs and Lone Pairs 380 Properties of a Covalent Bond: Order, Energy, and Length 380 Chapter 10 Lewis Structures 405 Applying the Octet Rule to Write Lewis Structures 405 Resonance: Delocalized Electron-Pair Bonding 410 Formal Charge: Selecting the More Important Resonance Structure 411 Lewis Structures for Exceptions to the Octet Rule 414 Valence-Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory 418 Electron-Group Arrangements and Molecular Shapes 418 The Molecular Shape with Two Electron Groups (Linear Arrangement) 419 siL40215_fm_i-xxxv.indd 10 TOOLS OF THE LABORATORY: INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY 384 9.4 Bond Energy and Chemical 9.5 Change 385 Changes in Bond Energy: Where Does ΔH°rxn Come From? 385 Using Bond Energies to Calculate ΔH°rxn 386 Bond Strengths and the Heat Released from Fuels and Foods 389 Between the Extremes: Electronegativity and Bond Polarity 390 Electronegativity 390 9.6 Bond Polarity and Partial Ionic Character 392 The Gradation in Bonding Across a Period 394 An Introduction to Metallic Bonding 395 The Electron-Sea Model 395 How the Model Explains the Properties of Metals 396 CHAPTER REVIEW GUIDE 397 PROBLEMS 399 The Shapes of Molecules 404 10.1 Depicting Molecules and Ions with 10.2 How the Model Explains the Properties of Covalent Substances 383 Molecular Shapes with Three Electron Groups (Trigonal Planar Arrangement) 420 Molecular Shapes with Four Electron Groups (Tetrahedral Arrangement) 421 Molecular Shapes with Five Electron Groups (Trigonal Bipyramidal Arrangement) 422 Molecular Shapes with Six Electron Groups (Octahedral Arrangement) 423 Using VSEPR Theory to Determine Molecular Shape 424 Molecular Shapes with More Than One Central Atom 427 10.3 Molecular Shape and Molecular Polarity 429 Bond Polarity, Bond Angle, and Dipole Moment 429 The Effect of Molecular Polarity on Behavior 431 CHEMICAL CONNECTIONS TO SENSORY PHYSIOLOGY: MOLECULAR SHAPE, BIOLOGICAL RECEPTORS, AND THE SENSE OF SMELL 432 CHAPTER REVIEW GUIDE 433 PROBLEMS 437 10/11/19 1:04 PM www.freebookslides.com 52 Chapter • The Components of Matter over a century ago was within 1% of the modern value of the electron’s charge, −1.602×10−19 C (C stands for coulomb, the SI unit of charge) Conclusion: calculating the electron’s mass The electron’s mass/charge ratio, from work by Thomson and others, multiplied by the value for the electron’s charge gives the electron’s mass, which is extremely small: Mass of electron = kg mass × charge = (−5.686×10−12 ) (−1.602×10−19 C) C charge = 9.109×10−31 kg = 9.109×10−28 g Discovery of the Atomic Nucleus The presence of electrons in all matter brought up two major questions about the structure of atoms Matter is electrically neutral, so atoms must be also But if atoms contain negatively charged electrons, what positive charges balance them? And if an electron has such a tiny mass, what accounts for an atom’s much larger mass? To address these issues, Thomson proposed his “plum-pudding” model—a spherical atom composed of diffuse, positively charged matter with electrons embedded in it like “raisins in a plum pudding.” In 1910, New Zealand–born physicist Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937) tested this model and obtained a very unexpected result (Figure 2.6): Experimental design Figure 2.6A shows the experimental setup, in which tiny, dense, positively charged alpha (α) particles emitted from radium are aimed at gold foil A circular, zinc-sulfide screen registers the deflection (scattering angle) of the α particles emerging from the foil by emitting light flashes when the particles strike it Hypothesis and expected results With Thomson’s model in mind (Figure 2.6B), Rutherford expected only minor, if any, deflections of the α particles because they should act as bullets and go right through the gold atoms After all, he reasoned, an electron should not be able to deflect an α particle any more than a Ping-Pong ball could deflect a baseball A Experiment B Hypothesis: All α particles will go straight through “plum-pudding” atoms Incoming α particles Radioactive sample emits beam of Beam strikes α particles gold foil Particles strike zinc-sulfide screen and produce flashes Almost no deflection Cross section of gold foil: "plum-pudding" atoms C Actual result: A few α particles undergo major deflections by nuclear atoms Gold foil Incoming α particles Major deflection: seen very rarely No deflection: seen most often Minor deflection: seen occasionally Major deflection Minor deflection Cross section of gold foil: atoms with tiny, massive, positive nucleus Figure 2.6 Rutherford’s α-scattering experiment and discovery of the atomic nucleus siL40215_ch02_040-091.indd 52 4/16/19 6:43 PM www.freebookslides.com 2.5 • The Atomic Theory Today 53 Actual results Initial results were consistent with this hypothesis, but then the unexpected happened (Figure 2.6C) As Rutherford recalled: “I remember two or three days later Geiger [one of his coworkers] coming to me in great excitement and saying, ‘We have been able to get some of the α particles coming backwards ’ It was quite the most incredible event that has ever happened to me in my life It was almost as incredible as if you fired a 15-inch shell at a piece of tissue paper and it came back and hit you.” The data showed very few α particles deflected at all and only in 20,000 deflected by more than 90° (“coming backwards”) Rutherford’s conclusion Rutherford concluded that these few α particles were being repelled by something small, dense, and positive within the gold atoms Calculations based on the mass, charge, and velocity of the α particles and the fraction of these large-angle deflections showed that ∙ An atom is mostly space occupied by electrons ∙ In the center is a tiny region, which Rutherford called the nucleus, that contains all the positive charge and essentially all the mass of the atom He proposed that positive particles lay within the nucleus and called them protons Rutherford’s model explained the charged nature of matter, but it could not account for all the atom’s mass After more than 20 years, in 1932, James Chadwick (1891–1974) discovered the neutron, an uncharged, dense particle that also resides in the nucleus › Summary of Section 2.4 › Several major discoveries at the turn of the 20th century resolved questions about Dalton’s model and led to our current model of atomic structure › Cathode rays were shown to consist of negative particles (electrons) that exist in all matter J. J Thomson measured their mass/charge ratio and concluded that they are much smaller and lighter than atoms › Robert Millikan determined the charge of the electron, which he combined with other data to calculate its mass › Ernest Rutherford proposed that atoms consist of a tiny, massive, positively charged nucleus surrounded by electrons 2.5 THE ATOMIC THEORY TODAY Dalton’s model of an indivisible particle has given way to our current model of an atom with an elaborate internal architecture of subatomic particles Structure of the Atom An atom is an electrically neutral, spherical entity composed of a positively charged central nucleus surrounded by one or more negatively charged electrons (Figure 2.7) Let’s examine some of its features: ∙ The electrons move rapidly within the available volume, held there by the attraction of the nucleus (To indicate their motion, they are often depicted as a cloudy blur of color, darkest around a central dot—the nucleus—and becoming paler toward the outer edge.) ∙ The nucleus consists of protons and neutrons (the only exception is the simplest nucleus of the element hydrogen, which is just a proton) ∙ The proton (p+) has a positive charge and the neutron (n0) has no charge; all of the positive charge of the nucleus results from its protons ∙ The charge of the proton is the same magnitude as the charge of an electron (e−) but with the opposite sign An atom is neutral because the number of protons in the nucleus equals the number of electrons surrounding the nucleus ∙ The mass of a proton or neutron is nearly 2000 times larger than the mass of the electron ∙ An atom’s diameter (~1×10–10 m) is about 20,000 times the diameter of its nucleus (~5×10–15 m) ∙ The nucleus contributes 99.97% of the atom’s mass but occupies only about quadrillionth of its volume, so it is incredibly dense: about 1014 g/mL! › Some properties of these three subatomic particles are listed in Table 2.2 siL40215_ch02_040-091.indd 53 The Tiny, Massive Nucleus A few analogies can help you grasp the incredible properties of the atomic nucleus A nucleus the size of the period at the end of a sentence would weigh about 100 tons, as much as 50 cars! An atom the size of the Houston Astrodome would have a nucleus the size of a green pea that would contain virtually all the stadium’s mass If the nucleus were about cm in diameter, the atom would be about 200 m across, or more than the length of two football fields! 4/16/19 6:43 PM www.freebookslides.com 54 Chapter • The Components of Matter Approximately 1×10–10 m Approximately 5×10–15 m Nucleus Proton, p+ (positive charge) Electrons, e– (negative charge) Neutron, n0 (no charge) Atom Nucleus Figure 2.7 General features of the atom Atomic Number, Mass Number, and Atomic Symbol The atomic number (Z) of an element equals the number of protons in the nucleus of each of its atoms All atoms of an element have the same atomic number, and the atomic number of each element is different from that of any other element All carbon atoms (Z = 6) have protons, all oxygen atoms (Z = 8) have protons, and all uranium atoms (Z = 92) have 92 protons There are currently 118 known elements, of which 90 occur in nature and 28 have been synthesized by nuclear scientists The mass number (A) is the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom Each proton and each neutron contributes one unit to the mass number Thus, a carbon atom with protons and neutrons in its nucleus has a mass number of 12, and a uranium atom with 92 protons and 146 neutrons in its nucleus has a mass number of 238 The atomic symbol (or element symbol) of an element is based on its English, Latin, or Greek name, such as C for carbon, Cl for chlorine, and Na for sodium (Latin natrium) Often written with the symbol are the atomic number (Z) as a left subscript and the mass number (A) as a left superscript, so element X would be AZX (Figure 2.8A) Since the mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons, the number of neutrons (N) equals the mass number minus the atomic number: Number of neutrons = mass number − atomic number, or N = A − Z (2.2) 35 Thus, a chlorine atom, symbolized 17 Cl, has A = 35, Z = 17, and N = 35 − 17 = 18 Because each element has its own atomic number, we also know the atomic number from the symbol For example, instead of writing 126 C for carbon with mass number 12, we can write 12C (spoken “carbon twelve”), with Z = understood Another way to name this atom is carbon-12 Table 2.2 Properties of the Three Key Subatomic Particles Charge Name (Symbol) + Proton (p ) Neutron (n0) − Electron (e ) Relative 1+ 1− Mass Absolute (C)* −19 +1.60218×10 0 −1.60218×10−19 Relative (amu)† 1.00727 1.00866 0.00054858 Absolute (g) −24 1.67262×10 1.67493×10−24 9.10939×10−28 Location in Atom Nucleus Nucleus Outside nucleus *The coulomb (C) is the SI unit of charge −24 †The atomic mass unit (amu) equals 1.66054×10 g; it is discussed later in this section siL40215_ch02_040-091.indd 54 4/16/19 6:43 PM www.freebookslides.com 2.5 • The Atomic Theory Today 55 Isotopes All atoms of an element have the same atomic number but not the same mass number Isotopes of an element are atoms that have different numbers of neutrons and therefore different mass numbers Most elements occur in nature in a particular isotopic composition, which specifies the proportional abundance of each of its isotopes For example, all carbon atoms (Z = 6) have protons and electrons, but only 98.89% of naturally occurring carbon atoms have neutrons (A = 12) A small percentage (1.11%) have neutrons (A = 13), and even fewer (less than 0.01%) have (A = 14) These are carbon’s three naturally occurring isotopes—12C, 13C, and 14C A natural sample of carbon has these three isotopes in these relative proportions Five other carbon isotopes—9C, 10C, 11C, 15C, and 16C—have been created in the laboratory Figure 2.8B depicts the atomic number, mass number, and symbol for four atoms, two of which are isotopes of the element uranium A key point is that the chemical properties of an element are primarily determined by the number of electrons, so all isotopes of an element have nearly identical chemical behavior, even though they have different masses SAMPLE PROBLEM 2.4 Mass number (p+ + n0) A Atomic number (p+) A Z 12 C An atom of carbon -12 8e– 8p+ 8n0 16 O An atom of oxygen -16 92e– 92p+ 143n0 Problem Silicon (Si) is a major component of semiconductor chips It has three naturally occurring isotopes: 28Si, 29Si, and 30Si Determine the numbers of protons, electrons, and neutrons in an atom of each silicon isotope Plan The mass number (A; left superscript) of each of the three isotopes is given, which is the sum of protons and neutrons From the List of Elements in the front of the book, we find the atomic number (Z, number of protons), which equals the number of electrons We obtain the number of neutrons by subtracting Z from A (Equation 2.2) Solution From the List of Elements, the atomic number of silicon is 14 Therefore, 235 92 U An atom of uranium - 235 92e– 92p+ 146n0 28 FOLLOW-UP PROBLEMS 2.4A Titanium, the ninth most abundant element, is used structurally in many objects, such as electric turbines, aircraft bodies, and bicycle frames It has five naturally occurring isotopes: 46Ti, 47Ti, 48Ti, 49Ti, and 50Ti How many protons, electrons, and neutrons are in an atom of each isotope? 2.4B An atom has a mass number of 88 and has 50 neutrons (a) What is the element? (b) Another isotope of this element has a mass number of 86 How many neutrons does this isotope have? SOME SIMILAR PROBLEMS 2.40–2.43 Atomic symbol 6e– 6p+ 6n0 Determining the Numbers of Subatomic Particles in the Isotopes of an Element Si has 14p+, 14e−, and 14n0 (28 − 14) 29 Si has 14p+, 14e−, and 15n0 (29 − 14) 30 Si has 14p+, 14e−, and 16n0 (30 − 14) X B 238 92 U An atom of uranium - 238 Figure 2.8 Atom notation. A, The meaning of the ZAX notation B, Notations and spherical representations for four atoms (The nuclei are not drawn to scale.) Atomic Masses of the Elements The mass of an atom is measured relative to the mass of an atomic standard The modern standard is the carbon-12 atom, whose mass is defined as exactly 12 atomic mass units Thus, the atomic mass unit (amu) is 121 the mass of a carbon-12 atom Based on this standard, the 1H atom has a mass of 1.008 amu; in other words, a 12C atom has almost 12 times the mass of an 1H atom We will continue to use the term atomic mass unit in the text, although the name of the unit has been changed to the dalton (Da); thus, one 12C atom has a mass of 12 daltons (12 Da, or 12 amu) The atomic mass unit is a relative unit of mass, but it is equivalent to an absolute mass of 1.66054×10−24 g siL40215_ch02_040-091.indd 55 4/16/19 6:43 PM www.freebookslides.com 56 Chapter • The Components of Matter Finding Atomic Mass from Isotopic Composition The isotopic composition of an element is determined by mass spectrometry, a method for measuring the relative masses and abundances of atomic-scale particles very precisely In this powerful technique, high-energy electrons collide with a particle—say, an atom of neon-20—knocking away one of the atom’s electrons to produce a particle that has one positive charge, Ne+ (Figure 2.9A) Thus, the particle has a mass/charge ratio (m /e) that equals its mass divided by 1+ Figure 2.9B depicts the process for a sample of neon’s three naturally occurring isotopes The positively charged particles are attracted toward a series of negatively charged plates with slits in them Some particles pass through the slits into an evacuated tube exposed to a magnetic field As the particles enter this region, their paths are bent; the lightest particles (lowest m/e) are deflected most and the heaviest particles (highest m/e) least At the end of the region, the particles strike a detector, which records their relative positions and abundances (Figure 2.9C) The relative abundance is the percentage (or fraction) of each isotope in a sample of the element For example, the relative abundance of 20Ne is 90.48% (or 0.9048), which means that 90.48% of the neon atoms in a naturally occurring sample of neon have a mass number of 20 The remainder of a neon sample is 0.27% 21Ne and 9.25% 22Ne The mass spectrometer also provides the mass ratio of an isotope, such as 20Ne, 12 to C: Mass of 20Ne atom = 1.666037 Mass of 12C standard 20 From this mass ratio, we find the isotopic mass of the neon isotope relative to that of 12C: Ne atom, the mass of this Isotopic mass of 20Ne = measured mass ratio × mass of 12C = 1.666037 × 12 amu = 19.99244 amu Figure 2.9 The mass spectrometer and its data Positively charged neon particle, Ne+, results 20 Ne High-energy electron collides with a neon atom A, Formation of a positively charged neon particle (Ne+) B, Particles are separated by their m/e values C, The percent abundance of each isotope 10e– 9e– e– Source of high-energy electrons 10p+ 10n0 10p+ 10n0 e– e– An electron is knocked away from the atom 20Ne+ m/e = 19.99244 A Detector 20Ne+ 21Ne+ Lightest particles Electron beam knocks electrons from atoms Charged particle beam 22Ne+ Heaviest particles Heater Electron source Electric field accelerates particles toward magnetic region B siL40215_ch02_040-091.indd 56 100 Percent abundance Sample enters chamber and is vaporized (if necessary) 80 60 40 21Ne+ 20 (0.27%) Magnetic field separates particles by their mass/charge ratios Magnet 20Ne+ (90.48%) 20 C 22Ne+ (9.25%) 21 22 Mass/charge 6/5/19 8:09 AM www.freebookslides.com 2.5 • The Atomic Theory Today 57 From the isotopic mass and relative abundance data, we can obtain the atomic mass (also called atomic weight) of an element, the average of the masses of its naturally occurring isotopes weighted according to their abundances Each naturally occurring isotope of an element contributes a certain portion to the atomic mass; that portion is calculated by multiplying the mass of each naturally occurring isotope by its fractional abundance The individual portions are summed to find the average atomic mass of the element: Atomic mass = Σ(isotopic mass)(fractional abundance of isotope) (2.3) where the fractional abundance of an isotope is the percent natural abundance of the isotope divided by 100 and the symbol Σ indicates a sum For instance, we use the data from the mass spectrometric analysis of neon (Figure 2.9C) to calculate the average atomic mass of neon: Isotopic Mass % Relative Fractional Isotope (amu) Abundance Abundance Isotopic Mass × Fractional Abundance 20 Ne 19.99244 90.48 0.9048 19.99244 amu × 0.9048 = 18.0892 amu Ne 20.99385 0.27 0.0027 20.99385 amu × 0.0027 = 0.05668 amu 22 Ne 21.99139 9.25 0.0925 21.99139 amu × 0.0925 = 2.0342 amu Average atomic mass = Sum = 20.18008 amu = 20.18 amu 21 The atomic mass is an average value; that is, while no individual neon atom has a mass of 20.18 amu, in the laboratory, we consider a sample of neon to consist of atoms with this average mass Notice that, since the 20Ne isotope is much more abundant (90.48%) than the other two isotopes, the atomic mass of neon is much closer to the mass of that isotope than to the masses of the two heavier isotopes SAMPLE PROBLEM 2.5 Calculating the Atomic Mass of an Element Problem Silver (Ag; Z = 47) has 46 known isotopes, but only occur naturally, and 107 109 Ag Given the following data, calculate the atomic mass of Ag: Isotope 107 109 Mass (amu) Ag Abundance (%) Ag 106.90509 Ag 108.90476 51.84 48.16 Plan From the mass and abundance of the two Ag isotopes, we have to find the atomic mass of Ag (weighted average of the isotopic masses) We divide each percent abundance by 100 to get the fractional abundance and then multiply that by each isotopic mass to find the portion of the atomic mass contributed by each isotope The sum of the isotopic portions is the atomic mass (Equation 2.3) Solution Finding the fractional abundances: Fractional abundance of 107 Ag = 51.84/100 = 0.5184; similarly, 109 Ag = 0.4816 Finding the portion of the atomic mass from each isotope: Portion of atomic mass from Portion of atomic mass from 107 109 Ag = isotopic mass × fractional abundance = 106.90509 amu × 0.5184 = 55.42 amu Ag = 108.90476 amu × 0.4816 = 52.45 amu Road Map Mass (amu) of each isotope multiply by fractional abundance of each isotope Portion of atomic mass from each isotope add isotopic portions Atomic mass Finding the atomic mass of silver: Atomic mass of Ag = 55.42 amu + 52.45 amu = 107.87 amu siL40215_ch02_040-091.indd 57 4/16/19 6:43 PM www.freebookslides.com 58 Chapter • The Components of Matter Or, in one step using Equation 2.3: Atomic mass of Ag = (isotopic mass of 107Ag)(fractional abundance of 107Ag) + (isotopic mass of 109Ag)(fractional abundance of = (106.90509 amu)(0.5184) + (108.90476 amu)(0.4816) = 107.87 amu 109 Ag) Check The individual portions seem right: ∼100 amu × 0.50 = 50 amu The portions should be almost the same because the two isotopic abundances are almost the same We rounded each portion to four significant figures because that is the number of significant figures in the abundance values This is the correct atomic mass (to two decimal places); in the List of Elements (in the front of the book), it is rounded to 107.9 amu FOLLOW-UP PROBLEMS 2.5A Silicon, an important semiconductor, has three naturally occurring isotopes: 28Si, 29 Si, and 30Si Use the following information to determine the atomic mass of silicon: 28 Si has a mass of 27.97693 amu and an abundance of 92.23%, 29Si has a mass of 28.976495 amu and an abundance of 4.67%, and 30Si has a mass of 29.973770 amu and an abundance of 3.10% 2.5B Boron (B; Z = 5) has two naturally occurring isotopes Find the percent abundances of 10B and 11B given these data: atomic mass of B = 10.81 amu, isotopic mass of 10B = 10.0129 amu, and isotopic mass of 11B = 11.0093 amu (Hint: The sum of the fractional abundances is If x = abundance of 10B, then − x = abundance of 11B.) SOME SIMILAR PROBLEMS 2.48–2.51 The Atomic-Mass Interval From the time Dalton proposed his atomic theory through much of the 20th century, atomic masses were considered constants of nature, like the speed of light However, in 1969, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) rejected this idea because results from more advanced mass spectrometers showed consistent variations in isotopic composition from source to source In 2009, IUPAC proposed that an atomic-mass interval be used for 10 elements with exceptionally large variations in isotopic composition: hydrogen (H), lithium (Li), boron (B), carbon (C), nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), silicon (Si), sulfur (S), chlorine (Cl), and thallium (Th) More recently, magnesium (Mg), bromine (Br), and argon (Ar) have each been assigned an atomic-mass interval as well For example, because the isotopic composition of hydrogen from oceans, rivers, and lakes, from various minerals, and from organic sediments varies so much, its atomic mass is now given as the interval [1.00784; 1.00811], which means that the mass is greater than or equal to 1.00784 and less than or equal to 1.00811 It’s important to realize that the mass of any given isotope of an element is constant, but the proportion of isotopes varies from source to source The atomic-mass interval is important for very precise work; however, because this text uses four significant figures for atomic masses in calculations—for example, 1.008 amu for the atomic mass of H—the change does not affect our discussions (see the List of Elements in the front of the book) Also, such small differences in composition not overturn the basic idea of the law of definite composition: elements occur in a fixed proportion by mass in a compound, no matter what the source (Section 2.2) › Summary of Section 2.5 › An atom has a central nucleus, which contains positively charged protons and uncharged neutrons and is surrounded by negatively charged electrons An atom is neutral because the number of electrons equals the number of protons › An atom is represented by the notation AZ X, in which Z is the atomic number (number of protons), A the mass number (sum of protons and neutrons), and X the atomic symbol › An element occurs naturally as a mixture of isotopes, atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons Each isotope has a mass relative to the 12C mass standard › The atomic mass of an element is the average of its isotopic masses weighted according to their natural abundances It is determined using a mass spectrometer siL40215_ch02_040-091.indd 58 4/16/19 6:43 PM www.freebookslides.com 2.6 • Elements: A First Look at the Periodic Table 59 2.6 ELEMENTS: A FIRST LOOK AT THE PERIODIC TABLE At the end of the 18th century, Lavoisier compiled a list of the 23 elements known at that time; by 1870, 65 were known; by 1925, 88; today, there are 118! By the mid19th century, enormous amounts of information concerning reactions, properties, and atomic masses of the elements had been accumulated Several researchers noted recurring, or periodic, patterns of behavior and proposed schemes to organize the elements according to some fundamental property In 1871, the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev (1836–1907) published the most successful of these organizing schemes as a table of the elements listed by increasing atomic mass and arranged so that elements with similar chemical properties fell in the same column The modern periodic table of the elements, based on Mendeleev’s version (but arranged by atomic number, not mass), is one of the great classifying schemes in science and an indispensable tool to chemists—and chemistry students Organization of the Periodic Table One common version of the modern periodic table appears in the front of the book and in Figure 2.10 It is formatted as follows: Each element has a box that contains its atomic number, atomic symbol, and atomic mass (A mass in parentheses is the mass number of the most stable isotope of that element.) The boxes lie, from left to right, in order of increasing atomic number (number of protons in the nucleus) MAIN–GROUP ELEMENTS MAIN–GROUP ELEMENTS 1A (1) 8A (18) H 1.008 Li Be 6.941 9.012 11 12 Na Mg 22.99 19 K Period 2A (2) 39.10 Atomic number Be Atomic symbol 9.012 Metals (main-group) Metals (transition) Metals (inner transition) Metalloids Nonmetals Atomic mass (amu) TRANSITION ELEMENTS 24.31 3B (3) 4B (4) 5B (5) 6B (6) 7B (7) 20 21 22 23 24 25 Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn 40.08 44.96 47.87 (8) 8B (9) 26 27 Fe Co 3A (13) 4A (14) 5A (15) 6A (16) 7A (17) He 4.003 10 B C N O F Ne 10.81 12.01 14.01 16.00 19.00 20.18 13 14 15 16 17 18 Al Si P S Cl Ar (10) 1B (11) 2B (12) 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr 26.98 28.09 30.97 32.06 35.45 39.95 50.94 52.00 54.94 55.85 58.93 58.69 63.55 65.38 69.72 72.63 74.92 78.97 79.90 83.80 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe 85.47 87.62 88.91 91.22 (98) 101.1 102.9 106.4 107.9 112.4 114.8 118.7 121.8 127.6 126.9 131.3 55 56 57 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn 132.9 137.3 138.9 178.5 180.9 183.8 186.2 190.2 192.2 195.1 197.0 (209) (210) (222) 87 88 89 104 105 106 107 108 109 118 Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt (223) (226) (227) (265) (268) (271) (270) (277) (276) Og 92.91 95.96 200.6 204.4 207.2 209.0 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts (281) (280) (285) (284) (289) (288) (293) (294) (294) INNER TRANSITION ELEMENTS Lanthanides Actinides 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu 140.1 140.9 144.2 (145) 150.4 152.0 157.3 158.9 162.5 164.9 167.3 168.9 173.1 175.0 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr 232.0 (231) 238.0 (237) (244) (243) (247) (247) (251) (252) (257) (258) (259) (262) Figure 2.10 The modern periodic table siL40215_ch02_040-091.indd 59 4/16/19 6:43 PM www.freebookslides.com 60 Chapter • The Components of Matter The boxes are arranged into a grid of periods (horizontal rows) and groups (vertical columns) Each period has a number from to Each group has a number from to and either the letter A or B A newer system, with group numbers from to 18 but no letters, appears in parentheses under the number-letter designations (The text uses the number-letter system and shows the newer group number in parentheses.) The eight A groups (two on the left and six on the right) contain the main-group elements The ten B groups, located between Groups 2A(2) and 3A(13), contain the transition elements Two horizontal series of inner transition elements, the lanthanides and the actinides, fit between the elements in Group 3B(3) and Group 4B(4) and are placed below the main body of the table Classifying the Elements One of the clearest ways to classify the elements is as metals, nonmetals, and metalloids The “staircase” line that runs from the top of Group 3A(13) to the bottom of Group 6A(16) is a dividing line: ∙ The metals (three shades of blue in Figure 2.10) lie in the large, lower-left portion of the table About three-quarters of the elements are metals, including many main-group elements and all the transition and inner transition elements They are generally shiny solids at room temperature (mercury is the only liquid) that conduct heat and electricity well They can be tooled into sheets (are malleable) and wires (are ductile) ∙ The nonmetals ( yellow) lie in the small, upper-right portion of the table (with the exception of the nonmetal hydrogen in the upper-left corner) They are generally gases or dull, brittle solids at room temperature (bromine is the only liquid) and conduct heat and electricity poorly ∙ The metalloids (green; also called semimetals), which lie along the staircase line, have properties between those of metals and nonmetals Figure 2.11 shows examples of these three classes of elements Following are two major points to keep in mind: In general, elements in a group have similar chemical properties, and elements in a period have different chemical properties Copper (Z = 29) Cadmium (Z = 48) Chromium (Z = 24) Lead (Z = 82) Bismuth (Z = 83) METALS Arsenic (Z = 33) Silicon (Z = 14) Antimony (Z = 51) Chlorine (Z = 17) Tellurium (Z = 52) Boron (Z = 5) Sulfur (Z = 16) Carbon (graphite) (Z = 6) METALLOIDS Bromine (Z = 35) Iodine (Z = 53) NONMETALS Figure 2.11 Some metals, metalloids, and nonmetals Source: Stephen Frisch/McGraw-Hill Education siL40215_ch02_040-091.indd 60 4/16/19 6:43 PM www.freebookslides.com 2.6 • Elements: A First Look at the Periodic Table 61 Despite the classification of elements into three types, in reality there is a gradation in properties from left to right and top to bottom It is important to learn some of the group (family) names: ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ Group Group Group Group 1A(1) (except for hydrogen)—alkali metals (reactive metals) 2A(2)—alkaline earth metals (reactive metals) 7A(17)—halogens (reactive nonmetals) 8A(18)—noble gases (relatively nonreactive nonmetals) Other main groups [3A(13) to 6A(16)] are often named for the first element in the group; for example, Group 6A(16) is the oxygen family Two of the major branches of chemistry have traditionally been defined by the elements that each studies Organic chemistry studies the compounds of carbon, specifically those that contain hydrogen and often oxygen, nitrogen, and a few other elements This branch is concerned with fuels, drugs, dyes, and the like Inorganic chemistry, on the other hand, focuses on the compounds of all the other elements and is concerned with catalysts, electronic materials, metal alloys, mineral salts, and the like With the explosive growth in biomedical and materials sciences, the line between these branches has, in practice, virtually disappeared SAMPLE PROBLEM 2.6 Identifying an Element from Its Z Value Problem From each of the following Z values, give the name, symbol, and group and period numbers of the element, and classify it as a main-group metal, transition metal, inner transition metal, nonmetal, or metalloid: (a) Z = 38; (b) Z = 17; (c) Z = 27 Plan The Z value is the atomic number of an element The List of Elements in the front of the book is alphabetical, so we look up the name and symbol of the element Then we use the periodic table to find the group number (top of the column) and the period number (left end of the row) in which the element is located We classify the element from the color coding in the periodic table Solution (a) Strontium, Sr, is in Group 2A(2) and Period 5, and it is a main-group metal (b) Chlorine, Cl, is in Group 7A(17) and Period 3, and it is a nonmetal (c) Cobalt, Co, is in Group 8B(9) and Period 4, and it is a transition metal Check You can work backwards by starting at the top of the group and moving down to the period to check that you get the correct Z value Comment Strontium is one of the alkaline earth metals, and chlorine is a halogen FOLLOW-UP PROBLEMS 2.6A Identify each of the following elements from its Z value; give the name, symbol, and group and period numbers, and classify it as a main-group metal, transition metal, inner transition metal, nonmetal, or metalloid: (a) Z = 14; (b) Z = 55; (c) Z = 54 2.6B Identify each of the following elements from its Z value; give the name, symbol, and group and period numbers, and classify it as a main-group metal, transition metal, inner transition metal, nonmetal, or metalloid: (a) Z = 12; (b) Z = 7; (c) Z = 30 SOME SIMILAR PROBLEMS 2.57 and 2.58 › Summary of Section 2.6 › In the periodic table, the elements are arranged by atomic number into horizontal periods and vertical groups › Nonmetals appear in the upper-right portion of the table, metalloids lie along a staircase line, and metals fill the rest of the table › Elements within a group have similar behavior, whereas elements within a period have dissimilar behavior siL40215_ch02_040-091.indd 61 4/16/19 6:43 PM www.freebookslides.com 62 Chapter • The Components of Matter 2.7 COMPOUNDS: INTRODUCTION TO BONDING Chlorine gas Sodium metal Aside from a few exceptions, the overwhelming majority of elements occur in nature in compounds combined with other elements Only a few elements occur free in nature: ∙ The noble gases—helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), and radon (Rn)—occur in air as separate atoms ∙ Oxygen (O), nitrogen (N), and sulfur (S) occur in their most common elemental form as the molecules O2, N2, and S8 ∙ Carbon (C) occurs in vast, nearly pure deposits of coal ∙ Some metals—copper (Cu), silver (Ag), gold (Au), and platinum (Pt)—are sometimes found uncombined A The elements (lab view) Elements combine in two general ways, and both involve the electrons of the atoms of interacting elements: Transferring electrons from atoms of one element to atoms of another to form ionic compounds Sharing electrons between atoms of different elements to form covalent compounds B The elements (atomic view) 11e– 17p + 18n0 11p + 12n0 e– Sodium atom (Na) loses electron These processes generate chemical bonds, the forces that hold the atoms together in a compound This section introduces compound formation, which we’ll discuss in much more detail in later chapters 17e– The Cl atom gains the e– that the Na atom loses The Formation of Ionic Compounds Chlorine atom (Cl) gains electron 18e– 10e– 11p + 12n0 17p + 18n0 C Electron transfer Ions attract each other Cl – Na+ E The compound (lab view): NaCl crystals siL40215_ch02_040-091.indd 62 ∙ Each metal atom loses one or more electrons and becomes a cation, a positively charged ion ∙ Each nonmetal atom gains one or more of the electrons lost by the metal atom and becomes an anion, a negatively charged ion In effect, the metal atoms transfer electrons to the nonmetal atoms The resulting large numbers of oppositely charged cations and anions attract each other by electrostatic forces and form the ionic compound A cation or an anion derived from a single atom is called a monatomic ion; we’ll discuss polyatomic ions, those derived from a small group of atoms, later Sodium cation (Na+) Chloride anion (Cl –) D The compound (atomic view): Na+ and Cl – in the crystal Ionic compounds are composed of ions, charged particles that form when an atom (or small group of atoms) gains or loses one or more electrons The simplest type of ionic compound is a binary ionic compound, one composed of ions of two elements It typically forms when a metal reacts with a nonmetal: The Case of Sodium Chloride All binary ionic compounds are solid arrays of oppositely charged ions The formation of the binary ionic compound sodium chloride, common table salt, from its elements is depicted in Figure 2.12 In the electron transfer, a sodium atom loses one electron and forms a sodium cation, Na+ (The charge on the ion is written as a right superscript For a charge of 1+ or 1−, the is not written; for charges of larger magnitude, the sign is written after the number: 2+.) A chlorine atom gains the electron and becomes a chloride anion, Cl− (The name change when the nonmetal atom becomes an anion is discussed in Section 2.8.) The oppositely charged ions (Na+ and Cl−) attract each other, and the similarly charged ions (Na+ and Na+, or Cl− and Cl−) repel each other The resulting solid aggregation is a regular array of alternating Na+ and Cl− ions that extends in all three dimensions Even the tiniest visible grain of table salt contains an enormous number of sodium and chloride ions Figure 2.12 The formation of an ionic compound A, The two elements as seen in the laboratory B, The elements on the atomic scale C, The electron transfer from Na atom to Cl atom to form Na+ and Cl− ions, shown schematically D, Countless Na+ and Cl− ions attract each other and form a regular three-dimensional array E, Crystalline NaCl occurs naturally as the mineral halite Source: A(1−2), E: ©Stephen Frisch/McGraw-Hill Education 4/16/19 6:43 PM www.freebookslides.com 2.7 • Compounds: Introduction to Bonding 63 Coulomb’s Law The strength of the ionic bonding depends to a great extent on the Attraction increases as charge increases 1+ 1– 2+ 2– ∙ The energy of attraction (or repulsion) between two particles is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the distance between them, expressed mathematically as Energy ∝ charge × charge distance In other words, as is summarized in Figure 2.13, ∙ Ions with higher charges attract (or repel) each other more strongly than ions with lower charges ∙ Smaller ions attract (or repel) each other more strongly than larger ions, because the charges are closer to each other Attraction increases as size decreases net strength of these attractions and repulsions and is described by Coulomb’s law: 1+ 1– 2+ 2– Figure 2.13 Factors that influence the strength of ionic bonding Predicting the Number of Electrons Lost or Gained Ionic compounds are neutral because they contain equal numbers of positive and negative charges Thus, there are equal numbers of Na+ and Cl− ions in sodium chloride because both ions are singly charged But there are two Na+ ions for each oxide ion, O2−, in sodium oxide because it takes two 1+ ions to balance one 2− ion Can we predict the number of electrons a given atom will lose or gain when it forms an ion? For A-group elements, we usually find that metal atoms lose electrons and nonmetal atoms gain electrons to form ions with the same number of electrons as in an atom of the nearest noble gas [Group 8A(18)] Noble gases have a stability that is related to their number (and arrangement) of electrons Thus, a sodium atom (11e−) can attain the stability of a neon atom (10e−), the nearest noble gas, by losing one electron Similarly, a chlorine atom (17e−) attains the stability of an argon atom (18e−), its nearest noble gas, by gaining one electron Thus, in general, when an element located near a noble gas forms a monatomic ion, ∙ Metals lose electrons: elements in Group 1A(1) lose one electron, elements in Group 2A(2) lose two, and aluminum in Group 3A(13) loses three ∙ Nonmetals gain electrons: elements in Group 7A(17) gain one electron, oxygen and sulfur in Group 6A(16) gain two, and nitrogen in Group 5A(15) gains three In the periodic table in Figure 2.10, it looks like the elements in Group 7A(17) are “closer” to the noble gases than the elements in Group 1A(1) In truth, both groups are only one electron away from having the number of electrons in the nearest noble gas Figure 2.14 shows a periodic table of monatomic ions that has the left and right sides joined so that it forms a cylinder Note that fluorine (F; Z = 9) has one electron fewer than the noble gas neon (Ne; Z = 10) and sodium (Na; Z = 11) has one electron more; thus, they form the F− and Na+ ions Similarly, oxygen (O; Z = 8) gains two electrons and magnesium (Mg; Z = 12) loses two to form the O2− and Mg2+ ions and attain the same number of electrons as neon In Figure 2.14, species in a row have the same number of electrons SAMPLE PROBLEM 2.7 Species in a row (e.g., S 2– , Cl –, Ar, K + , Ca 2+) have the same number of electrons 5A ( 5) N3– 3A ) (1 2A (2) 7A (1 7) 8A (1 8) 1A (1) 6A (1 6) H– He Li+ O2– F– Ne 2+ Na+ Mg S 2– C l– Ar B r– Kr R b+ S r I– Xe C s+ B a K+ Ca Al 3+ 2+ + 2+ Figure 2.14 The relationship between the ion an element forms and the nearest noble gas Predicting the Ion an Element Forms Problem What monatomic ions would you expect the following elements to form? (a) Iodine (Z = 53) (b) Calcium (Z = 20) (c) Aluminum (Z = 13) Plan We use the given Z value to find the element in the periodic table and see where its group lies relative to the noble gases Elements in Groups 1A, 2A, and 3A lose electrons to attain the same number as the nearest noble gas and become positive ions; those in Groups 5A, 6A, and 7A gain electrons and become negative ions Solution (a) I− Iodine (53I) is in Group 7A(17), the halogens Like any member of this group, it gains one electron to attain the same number as the nearest Group 8A(18) member—in this case, 54Xe siL40215_ch02_040-091.indd 63 4/16/19 6:43 PM www.freebookslides.com 64 Chapter • The Components of Matter e– e– p+ p+ Atoms far apart: No interactions e– p+ e– p+ Atoms closer: Attractions (green arrows) between nucleus of one atom and electron of the other increase Repulsions between nuclei and between electrons are very weak e– p+ p+ e– Optimum distance: H2 molecule forms because attractions (green arrows) balance repulsions (red arrows) Figure 2.15 Formation of a covalent bond between two H atoms Hydrogen fluoride, HF (b) Ca2+ Calcium (20Ca) is in Group 2A(2), the alkaline earth metals Like any Group 2A member, it loses two electrons to attain the same number as the nearest noble gas, 18Ar (c) Al3+ Aluminum (13Al) is a metal in the boron family [Group 3A(13)] and thus loses three electrons to attain the same number as its nearest noble gas, 10Ne FOLLOW-UP PROBLEMS 2.7A What monatomic ion would you expect each of the following elements to form: (a) 16S; (b) 37Rb; (c) 56Ba? 2.7B What monatomic ion would you expect each of the following elements to form: (a) 38Sr; (b) 8O; (c) 55Cs? SOME SIMILAR PROBLEMS 2.71 and 2.72 The Formation of Covalent Substances Covalent substances form when atoms of elements share electrons, which usually occurs between nonmetals Covalent Bonding in Elements and Some Simple Compounds The simplest case of electron sharing occurs not in a compound but in elemental hydrogen, between two hydrogen atoms (H; Z = 1) Imagine two separated H atoms approaching each other (Figure 2.15) As they get closer, the nucleus of each atom attracts the electron of the other atom more and more strongly As the separated atoms begin to interpenetrate each other, repulsions between the nuclei and between the electrons begin to increase At some optimum distance between the nuclei, the two atoms form a c ovalent bond, a pair of electrons mutually attracted by the two nuclei The result is a hydrogen molecule, in which each electron no longer “belongs” to a particular H atom: the two electrons are shared by the two nuclei A sample of hydrogen gas consists of these diatomic molecules (H2)—pairs of atoms that are chemically bound, each pair behaving as a unit—not separate H atoms Figure 2.16 shows other nonmetals that exist as molecules at room temperature Atoms of different elements share electrons to form the molecules of a covalent compound A sample of hydrogen fluoride, for example, consists of molecules in which one H atom forms a covalent bond with one F atom; water consists of molecules in which one O atom forms covalent bonds with two H atoms (see margin) Distinguishing the Entities in Covalent and Ionic Substances There are two key Water, H2O distinctions between the chemical entities in covalent substances and those in ionic substances Most covalent substances consist of molecules A cup of water, for example, consists of individual water molecules lying near each other In contrast, under ordinary conditions, there are no molecules in an ionic compound A piece of sodium chloride, for example, is a continuous array in three dimensions of oppositely charged sodium and chloride ions, not a collection of individual sodium chloride “molecules.” Figure 2.16 Elements that occur as 1A (1) molecules 2A (2) 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) Diatomic molecules H2 N2 O2 F2 P4 S8 Cl2 Tetratomic molecules Octatomic molecules Se8 Br2 I2 siL40215_ch02_040-091.indd 64 4/16/19 6:43 PM www.freebookslides.com 2.8 • Compounds: Formulas, Names, and Masses 65 Ca2+ Figure 2.17 The carbonate ion in CO32– 2– calcium carbonate Source: (calcium carbonate crystals) ©papa1266/Shutterstock Carbonate ion – CO23 Crystals of calcium carbonate – Array of Ca2+ and CO23 ions The nature of the particles attracting each other in covalent and in ionic substances is fundamentally different Covalent bonding involves the mutual attraction between two (positively charged) nuclei and the two (negatively charged) electrons that reside between them Ionic bonding involves the mutual attraction between positive and negative ions Polyatomic Ions: Covalent Bonds Within Ions Many ionic compounds contain polyatomic ions, which consist of two or more atoms bonded covalently and have a net positive or negative charge For example, Figure 2.17 shows that a crystalline form of calcium carbonate (left) occurs on the atomic scale (center) as an array of polyatomic carbonate anions and monatomic calcium cations The carbonate ion (right) consists of a carbon atom covalently bonded to three oxygen atoms, and two additional electrons give the ion its 2− charge In many reactions, the polyatomic ion stays together as a unit › Summary of Section 2.7 › Although a few elements occur uncombined in nature, the great majority exist in compounds › Ionic compounds form when a metal transfers electrons to a nonmetal, and the resulting positive and negative ions attract each other to form a three-dimensional array In many cases, metal atoms lose and nonmetal atoms gain enough electrons to attain the same number of electrons as in atoms of the nearest noble gas › Covalent compounds form when elements, usually nonmetals, share electrons Each covalent bond is an electron pair mutually attracted by two atomic nuclei › Monatomic ions are derived from single atoms Polyatomic ions consist of two or more covalently bonded atoms that have a net positive or negative charge due to a deficit or an excess of electrons 2.8 COMPOUNDS: FORMULAS, NAMES, AND MASSES In a chemical formula, element symbols and, often, numerical subscripts show the type and number of each atom in the smallest unit of the substance In this section, you’ll learn how to write the names and formulas of ionic and simple covalent compounds, how to calculate the mass of a compound from its formula, and how to visualize molecules with three-dimensional models To make learning the names and formulas of compounds easier, we’ll rely on various rules, so be prepared for a bit of memorization and a lot of practice Binary Ionic Compounds Let’s begin with two general rules: ∙ For all ionic compounds, names and formulas give the positive ion (cation) first and the negative ion (anion) second ∙ For all binary ionic compounds, the name of the cation is the name of the metal, and the name of the anion has the suffix -ide added to the root of the name of the nonmetal siL40215_ch02_040-091.indd 65 4/16/19 6:43 PM www.freebookslides.com 66 Chapter • The Components of Matter For example, the anion formed from bromine is named bromide (brom+ide) Therefore, the compound formed from the metal calcium and the nonmetal bromine is named calcium bromide In general, if the metal of a binary ionic compound is a main-group element (A groups), it usually forms a single type of ion; if it is a transition element (B groups), it often forms more than one We discuss each case in turn Compounds of Elements That Form One Ion Most main-group elements and a Br− anion Zn2+ cation few transition metals form an ion with only one charge; their ionic compounds are named as described above and as shown in Figure 2.18 The periodic table presents some key points about these monatomic ions (Figure 2.19): ZnBr2 zinc bromide Zinc bromide Figure 2.18 Naming binary ionic c ompounds in which the metal forms a single ion ∙ Monatomic ions of elements in the same main group have the same ionic charge; the alkali metals—Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, and Fr—form ions with a 1+ charge; the halogens—F, Cl, Br, and I—form ions with a 1− charge; and so forth ∙ For cations, ion charge equals A-group number: Na is in Group 1A and forms Na+, Ba is in Group 2A and forms Ba2+ (Exceptions in Figure 2.19 are Sn2+ and Pb2+.) ∙ For anions, ion charge equals A-group number minus 8; for example, S is in Group 6A (6 − = −2) and thus forms S2− Memorize the A-group monatomic ions in Table 2.3 (plus Ag+, Zn2+, and Cd2+) according to their positions in Figure 2.19 These ions have the same number of electrons as an atom of the nearest noble gas Because an ionic compound consists of an array of ions rather than separate molecules, its formula represents the formula unit, which contains the relative numbers of cations and anions in the compound The compound has zero net charge, so the positive charges of the cations balance the negative charges of the anions For example, calcium bromide is composed of Ca2+ ions and Br− ions, so two Br− balance each Ca2+ The formula is CaBr2, not Ca2Br In this and all other formulas, ∙ The subscript refers to the element symbol preceding it ∙ The subscript “1” is understood from the presence of the element symbol alone (that is, we not write Ca1Br2) Figure 2.19 Some common monatomic ions of the elements Period 1A (1) H+ Li + Na+ Mg2+ K+ Ca 2+ Rb + Sr 2+ Cs + Ba 2+ 2A (2) Most main-group elements form one monatomic ion Most transition elements form two monatomic ions (Hg22+ is a diatomic ion but is included for comparison with Hg2+.) 3B (3) 4B (4) 5B (5) 6B (6) Cr 2+ Cr 3+ 7B (7) Mn2+ (8) 8B (9) Fe 2+ Co 2+ Fe 3+ Co 3+ (10) 1B (11) Cu+ Cu 2+ Ag + 2B (12) 7A (17) 3A (13) 4A (14) Al 3+ Zn 2+ Cd 2+ Hg22+ Hg2+ 5A (15) 6A (16) H– N3– O2– F– S 2– Cl – 8A (18) Br – Sn 2+ Sn 4+ I– Pb 2+ Pb 4+ siL40215_ch02_040-091.indd 66 4/16/19 6:43 PM ... 1, 000,000,000,000 1, 000,000,000 1, 000,000 10 00 10 0 10 0 .1 0. 01 0.0 01 0.0000 01? ? 0.0000000 01? ? 0.0000000000 01 0.0000000000000 01 Exponential Notation 12 1? ?10 1? ?10 9 1? ?10 6 1? ?10 3 1? ?10 2 1? ?10 1 1? ?10 0... 1? ?10 0 1? ?10 ? ?1 1? ?10 −2 1? ?10 −3 1? ?10 −6 1? ?10 −9 1? ?10 ? ?12 1? ?10 ? ?15 Example [using gram (g)† or meter (m)††] teragram (Tg) = 1? ?10 12 g gigagram (Gg) = 1? ?10 9 g megagram (Mg) = 1? ?10 6 g kilogram (kg) = 1? ?10 3... 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