Which experiences a greater effective nuclear charge, an electron in the outer shell of neon (atomic number 10 ) or an electron in the outer shell of sodium (atomic number 11 )?
A) sodium because it contains more protons
B) neon because of less inner shell shielding
C) sodium because it contains a greater number of shells
D) neon because it is a smaller atom
Question 2
Classify the following bonds as ionic, covalent, or neither (O, atomic number 8; F, atomic number 9; Na, atomic number 11; Cl, atomic number 17; U, atomic number 92 ). O with F Ca with Cl Na with Na
A) covalent, ionic, covalent
B) ionic, covalent, neither
C) neither, ionic, covalent
D) covalent, ionic, neither