Problem 2D #11 (7th edition)

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AlyssaBei_1F
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Problem 2D #11 (7th edition)

Postby AlyssaBei_1F » Sun Nov 04, 2018 5:37 pm

On Problem 2D #11 (7th edition), can someone explain to me how O2- is smaller than N3- for polarizability?
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Jonathan Omens 1K
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Re: Problem 2D #11 (7th edition)

Postby Jonathan Omens 1K » Sun Nov 04, 2018 6:47 pm

The polarizability gets bigger as the ion gets larger. The radius of O2- is less that the radius of N3-. Thus, it has a smaller polarizability. Also, N3- is less electronegative which also contributes.
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Bingcui Guo
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Re: Problem 2D #11 (7th edition)

Postby Bingcui Guo » Thu Nov 08, 2018 7:47 pm

The electronegativity for N is 3.0 and for O is 3.5 So N3- is more electronegative than O2-.
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