Sign In
Ask Question
Sport
Chemistry
29 November, 17:38
Will bromine react with sodium and why?
+4
Answers (
1
)
Javion Hickman
29 November, 17:50
0
When you write down the electronic configuration of bromine and sodium, you get this
Na:
Br:
So here we the know the valence electrons for each;
Na: (2e)
Br: (7e, you don't count for the d orbitals)
Then, once you know this, you can deduce how many bonds each can do and you discover that bromine can do one bond since he has one electron missing in his p orbital, but that weirdly, since the s orbital of sodium is full and thus, should not make any bond.
However, it is possible for sodium to come in an excited state in wich he will have sent one of its electrons on an higher shell to have this valence configuration:
where here now it has two lonely valence electrons, one on the s and the other on the p, so that it can do a total of two bonds. That's why bromine and sodium can form
Comment
Complaint
Link
Know the Answer?
Answer
Not Sure About the Answer?
Find an answer to your question 👍
“Will bromine react with sodium and why? ...”
in 📗 Chemistry if the answers seem to be not correct or there’s no answer. Try a smart search to find answers to similar questions.
Search for Other Answers
You Might be Interested in
If Fifty tabs of Clarithromycin 500mg costs $25.00, how much would ten tabs of Clarithromycin 500mg cost?
Answers (1)
A scientist would most likely need to update her model when it
Answers (1)
When wood is burned, energy is released in the forms of heat and light. Describe the reaction, and explain why this change does not violate the law of conservation of energy. Use the terms combustion, exothermic, and chemical energy.
Answers (2)
How can flood water affect the public drinking water supply?
Answers (1)
What will happen as an object receives energy due to heat flow? The molecules will move faster. The molecules will move more slowly.
Answers (1)
New Questions in Chemistry
Water is A. Acidic B. Basic C. Neutral
Answers (1)
What variables affect the acceleration of an object and in what manner do they affect the acceleration?
Answers (1)
How do valence electrons relate to the chemical reactions of an element?
Answers (1)
What is the weighted-average mass of all known isotopes for an element
Answers (1)
What is the Celsius equivalent of 212°f
Answers (2)
Home
»
Chemistry
» Will bromine react with sodium and why?
Sign In
Sign Up
Forgot Password?