Why is it harder to remove an electron from fluorine than from carbon, or, to put it an- other way, why are the valence electrons of fluorine more strongly bound than those of carbon?
Please choose one of the following:
1. The valence electrons of both fluorine and
carbon are found at about the same distance
from their respective nuclei but the greater
positive charge of the fluorine nucleus attracts
its valence electrons more strongly.
2. Carbon has a lower atomic mass than
does fluorine.
3. The statement is false; it takes very nearly
the same energy to remove an electron from
(ionize) both elements.
4. Fluorine has a nearly filled octet, which
is always more stable than a partially filled
octet.
5. Fluorine has more valence electrons than
does carbon.
Please choose one of the following:
1. The valence electrons of both fluorine and
carbon are found at about the same distance
from their respective nuclei but the greater
positive charge of the fluorine nucleus attracts
its valence electrons more strongly.
2. Carbon has a lower atomic mass than
does fluorine.
3. The statement is false; it takes very nearly
the same energy to remove an electron from
(ionize) both elements.
4. Fluorine has a nearly filled octet, which
is always more stable than a partially filled
octet.
5. Fluorine has more valence electrons than
does carbon.