Atomic number factor

This all depends, of course, on the chemical nature of the components that are represented by the position in the periodic table. Thus, these three factors in combination with the atomic number factor can lead to a successful classification and gronping of the elements. The results are given in structure tables, e.g., by Pettifor. ... 

The dipole moments of the hydrogen halides decrease with increasing atomic number of the hydrogen, the largest difference occurring between HF and HCl, and association of molecules is not an important factor in the properties of FICl, HBr and HI. This change in dipole moment is reflected in the diminishing permittivity (dielectric constant) values from HF to HI. 

Fig. 15. Auger sensitivity factors relative to the Ag MNN Auger transition as a function of atomic number (19).

Here Pyj is the structure factor for the (hkl) diffiaction peak and is related to the atomic arrangements in the material. Specifically, Fjjj is the Fourier transform of the positions of the atoms in one unit cell. Each atom is weighted by its form factor, which is equal to its atomic number Z for small 26, but which decreases as 2d increases. Thus, XRD is more sensitive to high-Z materials, and for low-Z materials, neutron or electron diffraction may be more suitable. The faaor e (called the Debye-Waller factor) accounts for the reduction in intensity due to the disorder in the crystal, and the diffracting volume V depends on p and on the film thickness. For epitaxial thin films and films with preferred orientations, the integrated intensity depends on the orientation of the specimen. 

The usefulness of Eq. (3.41) depends crucially on whether or not the sensitivity factor rjA depends on the presence of other elements in the surface ( matrix effects ). It is an experimental finding that in general neutralization depends only on the atomic number of the scattering center, and matrix effects occur rarely. An instructive example is the neutralization of He by A1 in the pure metal and in alumina. The slopes of the neutralization curves turn out to be the same for both materials, i. e. matrix effects are absent [3.143]. This is a strong indication that in the neutralization process not only the valence/conduction electrons, but also atomic levels below the valence/ conduction band are involved. 

For atomic masses M2 4 Mj the recoil cross-section is almost independent of the atomic number, because the cross-section becomes proportional to (Z2/M2) and the ratio Z2/M2 is close to 0.5 for all elements. ERDA with heavy projectiles thus has the advantage of almost constant sensitivity for all elements. Only for hydrogen the ratio Z2/M2 is equal to 1, hence the intensity of hydrogen recoils is enhanced by roughly a factor of four. 

Tabulated buildup factors depend on the type of primary radiation, the energy, E, of the primary radiation, the charge, Z, atomic number, A, and thickness of the shielding material. 

All the elements have stable electronic configurations (Is or ns np ) and, under normal circumstances are colourless, odourless and tasteless monatomic gases. The non-polar, spherical nature of the atoms which this implies, leads to physical properties which vary regularly with atomic number. The only interatomic interactions are weak van der Waals forces. These increase in magnitude as the polarizabilities of the atoms increase and the ionization energies decrease, the effect of both factors therefore being to increase the interactions as the sizes of the atoms increase. This is shown most directly by the enthalpy of vaporization, which is a measure of the energy required to overcome the... 

The redox behaviour of Th, Pa and U is of the kind expected for d-transition elements which is why, prior to the 1940s, these elements were commonly placed respectively in groups 4, 5 and 6 of the periodic table. Behaviour obviously like that of the lanthanides is not evident until the second half of the series. However, even the early actinides resemble the lanthanides in showing close similarities with each other and gradual variations in properties, providing comparisons are restricted to those properties which do not entail a change in oxidation state. The smooth variation with atomic number found for stability constants, for instance, is like that of the lanthanides rather than the d-transition elements, as is the smooth variation in ionic radii noted in Fig. 31.4. This last factor is responsible for the close similarity in the structures of many actinide and lanthanide compounds especially noticeable in the 4-3 oxidation state for which... 

X-ray diffraction has been used for the study both of simple molten salts and of binary mixtures thereof, as well as for liquid crystalline materials. The scattering process is similar to that described above for neutron diffraction, with the exception that the scattering of the photons arises from the electron density and not the nuclei. The X-ray scattering factor therefore increases with atomic number and the scattering pattern is dominated by the heavy atoms in the sample. Unlike in neutron diffraction, hydrogen (for example) scatters very wealdy and its position cannot be determined with any great accuracy. 

The relation yields the required conversion factor for (a) and (b). Also from the periodic table, we see that the atomic number for titanium is 22, the number of protons in an atom of titanium. 

The energy levels of hydrogenlike one-electron ions of atomic number Z differ from those of hydrogen by a factor of Z2. Predict the wavelength of the 2s — Is transition in He+... 

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