Explaining trends in the oxides of Period 3
The trend in the bonding and structure of the Period 3 oxides can be explained in terms of the increasing
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Explaining the trend in atomic radius across Period 3
Before we jump straight in, we really need to define how we measure the radius of an atom … This
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Ions and ionisation energies
An ion is an atom that has gained or lost electrons so that it is now charged – losing electrons