Soal kuis 2

1. Define the following erms: (a) van der Waals radius, (b) covalent radius, and (c) metallic radius. 2. Uses molecular orbital diagram to determinethe bond order in the BeH2 3. Suggest why polonium-210 and astatine-211 are the isotopes of those elements with the longest half-lives. 4. Write the electron configurations for the following (use the rare gas notation forclosed shells): a) Gd3+; b) Rh3+; c)Os3+; d) Tl3+; e) Bi3+. 5. What are three major characteristics of metals? 6. Give the molecular orbital energy level diagram for O 2 that shows its paramagnetic behavior. 7. Explain the meanings of the following terms: a.crystal lattice b. coordination number c.amalgam 8. Which would you expect to have the higher melting point, dibromine,Br 2 or iodine monochloride,ICl? Explain your reasoning! 9. Using Slaters rules, calculate the relative effective nuclear charge on one of the 3d electrons compared to that on one of the 4s electrons for an atom of manganese. 10. Suggest a reason why the covalent radius of germanium (122 ppm) is almost the same as that of silicon (117 ppm), even though germanium has 18 more electrons than silicon.