Which of the following pairs of elements | Class 11 Chemistry Chapter Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties, Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties NCERT Solutions

Question:

Which of the following pairs of elements would have a more negative electron gain enthalpy?
(i) O or F
(ii) F or Cl

Answer:

(i) Oxygen is a p block element present in 16th group and 2nd period while fluorine is also a p block element present in 17th group and 2nd period. An F atom has one proton and one electron more than O and as an electron is being added to the same shell, the atomic size of F is smaller than that of O. As F contains one proton more than O, its nucleus can attract the incoming electron more strongly in comparison to the nucleus of O atom. Also, F needs only one more electron to attain the stable noble gas configuration. Hence, the electron gain enthalpy of F is more negative than that of O.

(ii) Fluorine F and Cl belong to the same 17th group of the periodic table and they are p block elements with fluorine belonging to 2nd period and chlorine to 3rd group of periodic table. The electron gain enthalpy usually becomes less negative on moving down a group. However, in this case, the value of the electron gain enthalpy of Cl is more negative than that of F because of very small size of F atom. As a result there are strong interelectronic repulsions in the relatively small 2p subshell of F, thus the incoming electron does not feel much attraction. Therefore its electron affinity is small. 


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Comments

  • Xxx
  • 2019-10-29 16:17:10

Thanks


  • Someone
  • 2019-02-14 20:51:08

I didn't understand this answer


  • SATVIR SINGH
  • 2016-12-26 20:30:17

the electron gain enthalpy of He= 0 N = -20.1 kJ/mol Na = -52.9 kJ/mol o- = +780 kJ/mol


  • Amayra
  • 2016-12-24 16:53:47

which of the following has negative value of electron gain enthalpy = o-,Na,He or N


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