Which of the following are isoelectronic | Class 11 Chemistry Chapter Structure of Atom, Structure of Atom NCERT Solutions

Question:

Which of the following are isoelectronic species i.e., those having the same number of electrons?

Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, S2–, Ar

Answer:

Isoelectronic species = they are the species belonging to different atoms or ions which have same number of electrons but different magnitude of nuclear charge.

Now, A positive charge denotes the loss of an electron & A negative charge denotes the gain of an electron by a species.

 

1) Number of electrons in sodium (Na) = 11

Therefore, Number of electrons in (Na+) = 10

2) Number of electrons in K+ = 18

3) Number of electrons in Mg2+ = 10

4) Number of electrons in Ca2+ = 18

5) Number of electrons in sulphur (S) = 16

∴ Number of electrons in S2- = 18

6) Number of electrons in argon (Ar) = 18

 

Hence, the following are isoelectronic species:

1) Na+ and Mg2+ (10 electrons each)

2) K+, Ca2+, S2– and Ar (18 electrons each)


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Comments

  • amandeep kumar
  • 2018-09-11 13:03:28

nice guy you are right


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