Since zinc is more reactive than copper then why it comes after copper in the periodic table?
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In terms of electronegativity, from what I understand electronegativity increases going across the period, so surely this should mean that zinc less readily loses its outer shell electrons than copper? Zinc has a greater nuclear charge but the outer shell electrons are in the same shell, so should the outer shell electrons in zinc not experience a stronger attraction to the nucleus? I have a feeling that this has something to do with which sub shells the electrons are removed from in copper and zinc...
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In terms of electronegativity, from what I understand electronegativity increases going across the period, so surely this should mean that zinc less readily loses its outer shell electrons than copper? Zinc has a greater nuclear charge but the outer shell electrons are in the same shell, so should the outer shell electrons in zinc not experience a stronger attraction to the nucleus? I have a feeling that this has something to do with which sub shells the electrons are removed from in copper and zinc...
hope it helps.....
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As our periodic table is arranged acc. To the atomic no. Of the molecules which is the no. Of proton present in the atom ...as Zn has more no. Of protons in them thus it fall after Cu
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But it is also said that as you go from left to right in a group the metallic nature of the elements decreases.
That is aplicable only when u r moving in s- block elements nd p- block elements
Where as when u move in d block elements ...(transition elements )the case is not the same their r some property that r different in transition elements ...
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