By Oung Qi Wei NMK12003 Sem 1 2022/2023

TUTORIAL (CHAPTER 2)
1. Define:
• Atomic number
• Atomic mass units (amu)
• Avogadro’s number
• Relative gram atomic mass

2. What is the mass in grams of one atom of Gold?

Given atomic mass of Au is 196.97g/mol

3. How many atoms are there in 1 grams of Gold?

Given atomic mass of Au is 196.97g/mol

4. What is the chemical formula of an intermetallic compound that consists of 15.68 wt % Mg

and 84.32 wt % Al?
Given atomic mass of Mg is 24.31g/mol and atomic mass of Al is 26.98g/mol

5. Calculate the attractive force between a pair of Ba2+ and S2- ions that just touch each other.
Assume the ionic radius of the Ba2+ ion to be 0.143 nm and that of the S2- ion to be 0.174
nm.
Permittivity of free space, Є= 8.85x10-12 C2/Nm2
Electron charge =𝟏.𝟔𝟎 𝑿 𝟏𝟎-19 C

6. Calculate the net potential energy for a Ba2+S2- ion pair by using the b constant calculated
from question 5. Assume n = 10.5.

7. Write the electron configurations of the following elements by using spdf notation:
• Yttrium (Z=39)
• Hafnium (Z=72)
• Samarium (Z=75)
• Rhenium (Z=62)

8. Define the term electronegativity.

9. Which five elements are the most electropositive according to the electronegativity scale?

10. Write the electron configuration of the following ions using the spdf notation:
❖ C2+, Cr3+, Cr6+ [Cr : Z =24]
❖ Mo3+, Mo4+, Mo6+ [Mo : Z =42]
❖ Se4+, Se6+, Se2- [Se : Z =34]