Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 8 - Sections 8.1-8.9 - Exercises - Review Questions - Page 375: 35

Answer

The transition between Be and B and Mg and Al and between period 14 and period 25. These expectations occur because the elements are more stable when they either have a full shell or a half shell so this causes the exceptions in the trend.

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