Monatomic cations

Central metal cation Monatomic metal cation to which all the ligands are bonded in a complex ion, 409 Cerium (IV) oxide, 147 Chadwick, James, 517 Chalcocite, 539... 

Monatomic cations with constant charges Monatomic cations with variable charges Polyatomic cations Monatomic anions Oxyanions... 

Monatomic Cations. Monatomic cations are named as the corresponding element for example, Fe2+, iron(II) ion Fe3+, iron(III) ion. 

Thus, disproportionation occurs when a highly electrophilic polyatomic non-metal cation interacts with a nucleophilic base to form, in the first instance, a polyatomic cation of lower charge per non-metal atom (lower fractional oxidation state) and a compound, essentially covalent, formed between the base and the non-metal of the cation, with that non-metal now in a higher oxidation state than in the parent cation. For example It disproportionates to IJ and IF5. With greater availability of base, the polyatomic cation first formed will disproportionate to a lower-charge polyatomic cation and ultimately to the free element from which the parent cation was formed. Similar patterns differing in detail, are observed for metallic polyatomic cations, monatomic transition metal cations in low oxidation states and for all naked electrophilic cations. 

Metals form cations nonmetals form anions C, P, and the metalloids do not form monatomic ions. 

Nearly all cations are monatomic the majority of anions are polyatomic. 

Monatomic cations take the name of the metal from which they are derived. Examples include... 

Figure C.6 shows another pattern in the charges of monatomic cations. For elements in Croups 1 and 2, for instance, the charge of the ion is equal to the group number. Thus, cesium in Group 1 forms Cs+ ions barium in Group 2 forms Ba2+ ions. Figure C.6 also shows that atoms of the d-hlock elements and some of the heavier metals of Groups 13/111 and 14/IV can form cations with different charges. An iron atom, for instance, can lose two electrons to become Fe + or three electrons to become Fe 1. Copper can lose either one electron to form Cu or two electrons to become Cu2+.

The name of a monatomic cation is the same as the name of the element forming it, with the addition of the word ion, as in sodium ion for Na+. When an element can form more than one kind of cation, such as Cu+ and Cu2+ from copper, we use the oxidation number, the charge of the cation, written as a Roman numeral in parentheses following the name of the element. Thus, Cu+ is a copper(I) ion and Cu2+ is a copper(II) ion. Similarly, Fe2+ is an iron(II) ion and Fe3" is an iron(III) ion. As shown in Fig. C.6, most transition metals form more than one kind of ion so unless we are given other information we need to include the oxidation number in the names of their compounds. 

The name of a monatomic cation is the name of the element plus the word ion for elements that can form more than one type of cation, the oxidation number, a Roman numeral indicating the charge, is included. 

To predict the electron configuration of a monatomic cation, remove outermost electrons in the order np, ns, and (n — l)d fora monatomic anion, add electrons until the next noble-gas configuration has been reached. The transfer of electrons results in the formation of an octet (or duplet) of electrons in the valence shell on each of the atoms metals achieve an octet (or duplet) by electron loss and nonmetals achieve it by electron gain. 

Formulas of compounds consisting of the monatomic ions of main-group elements can be predicted by assuming that cations have lost all their valence electrons and anions have gained electrons in their valence shells until each ion has an octet of electrons, ora duplet in the case of FI, Li, and Be. 

Because nonmetals do not form monatomic cations, the nature of bonds between atoms of nonmetals puzzled scientists until 1916, when Lewis published his explanation. With brilliant insight, and before anyone knew about quantum mechanics or orbitals, Lewis proposed that a covalent bond is a pair of electrons shared between two atoms (3). The rest of this chapter and the next develop Lewis s vision of the covalent bond. In this chapter, we consider the types, numbers, and properties of bonds that can be formed by sharing pairs of electrons. In Chapter 3, we revisit Lewis s concept and see how to understand it in terms of orbitals. 

All ionic bonds have some covalent character. To see how covalent character can arise, consider a monatomic anion (such as Cl-) next to a cation (such as Na+). As the cation s positive charge pulls on the anion s electrons, the spherical electron... 

A number of general features in Table 1-3 is apparent. Complexes may be cationic, neutral or anionic. Ligands may be simple monatomic ions, or larger molecules or ions. Many ligands are found as related neutral and anionic species (for example, water, hydroxide and oxide). Complexes may contain all of the same type of ligand, in which case they are termed homoleptic, or they may contain a variety of ligand types, whereby they are described as heteroleptic. Some ligands such as nitrite or thiocyanate can coordinate to a metal ion in more than one way. This is described as ambidentate behaviour. In such cases, we commonly indicate... 

Whereas many metals form monatomic cations, only six nonmetallic elements commonly form anions. 

The cations are significantly smaller than the anions in most 1 1 ionic salts, but cesium, which forms the largest monatomic cation, is an exception. Because its cations and anions are close to the same size, cesium chloride is most stable in a body-centered cubic lattice. There are Cl anions at the comers of the cube, with a Cs in the... 

Naming of the positive ion depends on whether the cation is monatomic (has one atom). If not, the special names given in Sec. 6.3.2 are used. If the cation is monatomic, the name depends on whether the element forms more than one positive ion in its compounds. For example, sodium forms only one positive ion in all its compounds—NaT Iron forms two positive ions—Fc2r and Fe,+. Cations of elements that form only one type of ion in all their compounds need not be further identified in the name. Thus, Na may simply be called the sodium ion. Cations of metals that occur with two or more different charges must be further identified. Fe(NO,)2 and Fe(NO,)3 occur with Fc2+ and Fe3 ions, respectively. If we just call the ion the iron ion, we will not know which one it is. Therefore, for monatomic cations, we use a Roman numeral in parentheses attached to the name to tell the charge on such ion. (Actually, oxidation numbers are used for this purpose, but if you have... 

A Schottky defect in a crystal consists of a cation and anion vacancy combination that ensures overall electroneutrality in the crystal (Section 1.9). The estimation of the configurational entropy change in creating a population of Schottky defects in a crystal can be obtained in the same way as that of a population of vacancies in a monatomic crystal. The method follows that given in Section 2.1 for the equilibrium concentration of vacancies in a monatomic crystal and is set out in detail in Supplementary Material S4. 

The outer shell of the helium atom is full and complete the shell can only accept two electrons and, indeed, is occupied by two electrons. Similarly, argon has a complete octet of electrons in its outer shell. Further reaction would increase the number of electrons if argon were to undergo a covalent bond or become an anion, or would decrease the number of electrons below the perfect eight if a cation were to form. There is no impetus for reaction because the monatomic argon is already at its position of lowest energy, and we recall that bonds form in order to decrease the energy. 

In most of its compounds, this element exists as a monatomic cation. 

The hydration of anions is regarded as being electrostatic with additional hydrogen bonding. The number of water molecules in the primary hydration sphere of an anion depends upon the size, charge and nature of the species. Monatomic anions such as the halide ions are expected to have primary hydration spheres similar to those of monatomic cations. Many aqueous anions consist of a central ion in a... 

The enthalpies of formation of aqueous ions may be estimated in the manner described, but they are all dependent on the assumption of the reference zero that the enthalpy of formation of the hydrated proton is zero. In order to study the effects of the interactions between water and ions, it is helpful to estimate values for the enthalpies of hydration of individual ions, and to compare the results with ionic radii and ionic charges. The standard molar enthalpy of hydration of an ion is defined as the enthalpy change occurring when one mole of the gaseous ion at 100 kPa (1 bar) pressure is hydrated and forms a standard 1 mol dm-3 aqueous solution, i.e. the enthalpy changes for the reactions Mr + (g) — M + (aq) for cations, X (g) — Xr-(aq) for monatomic anions, and XOj (g) —< XO (aq) for oxoanions. M represents an atom of an electropositive element, e.g. Cs or Ca, and X represents an atom of an electronegative element, e.g. Cl or S. 

The basis of the estimations of the absolute enthalpies of hydration of the main group ions is dealt with extensively in Chapter 2. In this section, the same principles are applied to the estimation of the enthalpies of hydration of the monatomic cations of the transition elements, i.e. those of the ions M" +. The standard enthalpies of formation of the aqueous ions are known from experimental measurements and their values, combined with the appropriate number of moles of dihydrogen oxidations to hydrated protons, gives the conventional values for the enthalpies of hydration of the ions concerned. Table 7.4 contains the Gibbs energies of formation and the enthalpies of formation of some ions formed by the first-row transition elements, and includes those formed by Ag, Cd, Hg and Ga. 

Table 7.4 Standard Gibbs energies of formation and standard enthalpies of formation of some transition element monatomic cations and that of Ga3+ at 298 K (in kJ mol 1) ...

It is commonly assumed that (he independent cations end anions will behave as ideal monatomic gases with heat capacities (at constant volume) of R. m Born, M. Verhtirdl. Dent. Physlk. Ces. 1919. 21, 13 Haber, F. Ibid. 1919, 21. 750. 

Although the presence of the monatomic cation, l+, has rot been demonstrated in the systems discussed above, there are conditions under which it is stabilized through coordination and is well characterized. The dichloroiodatc(l) anion. 1CI7. is a simple example. Other complexes of l+ may be prepared, as through the disproportionation of iodine in the presence of pyridine... 

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