just a guess............. i think Be has ns2 configuration which means it has full-filled s-subshell and by adding one more electron we are disturbing this configuration while on the contrary Li attains ns2 configuration by gaining an electron.
identify least stable ion amongst following:
a)Li-
b)Be-
c)B-
d)C-
ans given is b
but my answer is a becoz Bond order=0 from MOT for a)
why is my ans wrong?????
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ANKIT GOYAL
·2009-04-06 22:23:55
i think that Be is alkaline earth metal so it will be eletropositive iv nature and as in the case of Li it will convert into alkaline earth metal
amit sahoo
·2009-04-06 22:42:38
eureka123
·2009-04-07 01:03:28
ok i got my mistake...................
i was calculating bond order whereas no bond was being formed........[3][3]
ans is Be becoz of one electron in p orbital.