A group of students at College of the Canyons conducted an experiment. Two reactors contained different reagents. Reactor 1: sodium metal + argon gas Reactor 2: sodium metal + chlorine gas When the reactor was heated, reactor 1 did not show a chemical reaction between the sodium metal and argon gas. However, reactor 2 showed a vigorous reaction between sodium metal and chlorine gas to form sodium chloride at the same reaction condition. A) Write the electron configurations (noble-gas core notation) each for argon and chlorine atom. Ar: ____________________ Cl: _____________________ B) Explain the difference in the reactivity of the gases with sodium metal.
A group of students at College of the Canyons conducted an experiment. Two reactors contained different reagents.
Reactor 1: sodium metal + argon gas
Reactor 2: sodium metal + chlorine gas
When the reactor was heated, reactor 1 did not show a
A) Write the electron configurations (noble-gas core notation) each for argon and chlorine atom.
Ar: ____________________
Cl: _____________________
B) Explain the difference in the reactivity of the gases with sodium metal.
Hint: Use the electron configurations in A).
Since inert gases are the most stable state then they are unreactive.
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