Tungsten has the highest melting point of any metal in the periodic table: 3422°C. The distance between the centers of W atoms in tungsten metal is 2.74 Å. c. If you put tungsten metal under high pressure, predict what would happen to the distance between W atoms.
The experimental Bi─I bond length in bismuth triiodide, Bil3, is 2.81 Å. Based on this value and the data in Figure 7.7, predict the atomic radius of Bi.


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Bond Length
Atomic Radius
Periodic Trends
Which of the following statements about the bonding atomic radii in Figure 7.7 is incorrect? (i) For a given period, the radii of the representative elements generally decrease from left to right across a period. (ii) The radii of the representative elements for the n = 3 period are all larger than those of the corresponding elements in the n = 2 period. (iii) For most of the representative elements, the change in radius from the n = 2 to the n = 3 period is greater than the change in radius from n = 3 to n = 4. (iv) The radii of the transition elements generally increase moving from left to right within a period. (v) The large radii of the Group 1 elements are due to their relatively small effective nuclear charges.
Estimate the As¬I bond length from the data in Figure 7.7 and compare your value to the experimental As ¬I bond length in arsenic triiodide, AsI3, 2.55 Å.
Using only the periodic table, arrange each set of atoms in order from largest to smallest: (c) F, O, N.
Using only the periodic table, arrange each set of atoms in order of increasing radius. b. In, Sn, As
Identify each statement as true or false: (a) Cations are larger than their corresponding neutral atoms.