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Why is the decrease in size between Li and Be much greater than that between Na and Mg or K and Ca?

Important Questions on General Properties of the Elements

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Concise Inorganic Chemistry>Chapter 5 - General Properties of the Elements>Exercise 1>Q 3
Account for the fact that there is a decrease in first ionization energy from Be to B, and Mg to Al.
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Concise Inorganic Chemistry>Chapter 5 - General Properties of the Elements>Exercise 1>Q 3
Suggest the reason for the decrease in first ionization energy from N to O, and P to S.
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Concise Inorganic Chemistry>Chapter 5 - General Properties of the Elements>Exercise 1>Q 3
Explain why the substantial decrease in first ionisation energy is observed between Na and K, and Mg and Ca. Is not observed between Al and Ga?
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Concise Inorganic Chemistry>Chapter 5 - General Properties of the Elements>Exercise 1>Q 3
What is the significance of the large increase in the third ionization energy of Ca  and the fifth ionization energy of Si?
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Concise Inorganic Chemistry>Chapter 5 - General Properties of the Elements>Exercise 1>Q 3
Why is the first ionization energy of the transition elements reasonably constant?
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Concise Inorganic Chemistry>Chapter 5 - General Properties of the Elements>Exercise 1>Q 4
What is electronegativity, and how is it related to the type of bond formed?
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Concise Inorganic Chemistry>Chapter 5 - General Properties of the Elements>Exercise 1>Q 4
What are Fajans' rules?
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Concise Inorganic Chemistry>Chapter 5 - General Properties of the Elements>Exercise 1>Q 4
Predict the type of bonds formed in HCl, CsCl, NH3, CS2 and GeBr4.