The process of mixing of the atomic orbitals is called hybridization. There are different types of hybridization like sp2, sp3, sp, sp3d, sp3d2, sp3d, dsp2,d2sp3. The atoms of third period elements have vacant d orbitals. Since, the energy of 3d orbitals is comparable to the energy of the occupied 3s and 3p orbitals (the energy … Read more
The ionization energy depends upon the following factors: A) Size of the atom The ionization energy depends on the distance between the electron and the nucleus i.e., size of the atom. The attractive force between the electron and the nucleus is inversely proportional to the distance between them. Consequently, as the size of the atom … Read more
A) The electronic configuration(EC) The EC of alkali metal is ns1. They have single electron in their outer most shell. Therefore, their valency is also one. They have a great tendency of losing electron from their outermost orbit. Due to the above reason, they are considered to be the most electropositive elements. For example: Na … Read more