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2016 · 10 Apr · Shift 1 · Q19
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P Block Elements question

2016 · 10 Apr · Shift 1 · Q19

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Aqueous solution of which salt will not contain ions with the electronic configuration 1s22s22p63s23p6 ?
  1. A
    NaF
  2. B
    NaCl
  3. C
    KBr
  4. D
    CaI2CaI_2CaI2​
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Correct answer: A

  1. The electronic configuration

1s22s22p63s23p61s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^61s22s22p63s23p6

contains 181818 electrons, which is the configuration of argon.

So we need to find which aqueous salt will not contain any ion having 18 electrons.

  1. Check the ions formed by each salt in aqueous solution.

Option A: NaFNaFNaF

It dissociates as:

NaF→Na++F−NaF \rightarrow Na^+ + F^-NaF→Na++F−

  • NaNaNa has atomic number 111111, so Na+Na^+Na+ has 101010 electrons: 1s22s22p61s^2 2s^2 2p^61s22s22p6
  • FFF has atomic number 999, so F−F^-F− has 101010 electrons: 1s22s22p61s^2 2s^2 2p^61s22s22p6

Neither ion has 181818 electrons.

Option B: NaClNaClNaCl

It dissociates as:

NaCl→Na++Cl−NaCl \rightarrow Na^+ + Cl^-NaCl→Na++Cl−

  • Na+Na^+Na+ has 101010 electrons.
  • ClClCl has atomic number 171717, so Cl−Cl^-Cl− has 181818 electrons: 1s22s22p63s23p61s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^61s22s22p63s23p6

So this solution does contain an ion with the given configuration.

Option C: KBrKBrKBr

It dissociates as:

KBr→K++Br−KBr \rightarrow K^+ + Br^-KBr→K++Br−

  • KKK has atomic number 191919, so K+K^+K+ has 181818 electrons.
  • Br−Br^-Br− has 363636 electrons.

So this solution does contain an ion with the given configuration.

Option D: CaI2CaI_2CaI2​

It dissociates as:

CaI2→Ca2++2I−CaI_2 \rightarrow Ca^{2+} + 2I^-CaI2​→Ca2++2I−

  • CaCaCa has atomic number 202020, so Ca2+Ca^{2+}Ca2+ has 181818 electrons.
  • I−I^-I− has 545454 electrons.

So this solution does contain an ion with the given configuration.

  1. Therefore, the only salt whose aqueous solution does not contain any ion with argon configuration is:

NaF\boxed{NaF}NaF​

So, the correct option is A.

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