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Periodic Table and Periodicity question

2019 · 12 Apr · Shift 2 · Q17
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Periodic Table and Periodicity question

2019 · 12 Apr · Shift 2 · Q17

JEE MainChemistryPeriodic Table and PeriodicityMCQ+4 / −1
Among the following, the energy of 2s orbital is lowest in :
  1. A
    Li
  2. B
    H
  3. C
    Na
  4. D
    K
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Correct answer: D

  1. What determines orbital energy in many-electron atoms?
    The energy of an orbital depends on the effective nuclear charge ZeffZ_{\text{eff}}Zeff​ felt by that orbital and on shielding/penetration effects.

  2. For the 2s2s2s orbital in the given atoms:

    • H\mathrm{H}H has configuration 1s11s^11s1.

      • It does not have a filled/occupied 2s2s2s orbital in the ground state, but the hydrogenic 2s2s2s level exists.
      • For hydrogen, orbital energy depends only on principal quantum number nnn, so En=−13.6n2 eVE_n=-\frac{13.6}{n^2}\,\text{eV}En​=−n213.6​eV Hence, E2s(H)=En=2=−13.64=−3.4 eV.E_{2s}(\mathrm{H})=E_{n=2}=-\frac{13.6}{4}=-3.4\,\text{eV}.E2s​(H)=En=2​=−413.6​=−3.4eV.
    • Li\mathrm{Li}Li: 1s22s11s^2 2s^11s22s1

    • Na\mathrm{Na}Na: 1s22s22p63s11s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^11s22s22p63s1

    • K\mathrm{K}K: 1s22s22p63s23p64s11s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^11s22s22p63s23p64s1

    In multi-electron atoms, inner orbitals such as 2s2s2s become more stabilized (more negative in energy) as atomic number increases, because they experience a larger nuclear attraction.

  3. Compare 2s2s2s orbital energy across Li\mathrm{Li}Li, Na\mathrm{Na}Na, and K\mathrm{K}K:

    • As we go from Li→Na→K\mathrm{Li} \to \mathrm{Na} \to \mathrm{K}Li→Na→K, nuclear charge increases.
    • The 2s2s2s orbital is a core orbital in Na\mathrm{Na}Na and K\mathrm{K}K and is held much more strongly.
    • Therefore, its energy becomes progressively lower: E2s(K)<E2s(Na)<E2s(Li).E_{2s}(\mathrm{K}) < E_{2s}(\mathrm{Na}) < E_{2s}(\mathrm{Li}).E2s​(K)<E2s​(Na)<E2s​(Li).
  4. Compare with hydrogen:

    • In hydrogen, E2s=−3.4 eVE_{2s}=-3.4\,\text{eV}E2s​=−3.4eV.
    • In heavier atoms, the 2s2s2s orbital is much more tightly bound than this, so its energy is lower than in hydrogen as well.
  5. Conclusion:
    The lowest energy of the 2s2s2s orbital is in K.\boxed{\mathrm{K}}.K​.

  6. Option check:

    • A: Li — not lowest
    • B: H — not lowest
    • C: Na — lower than Li, but not lowest
    • D: K — correct
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