Give the symbol for:

a. the cation possessing a positive one charge that is isoelectronic with argon.
b. the anion possessing a negative two charge that is isoelectronic with krypton.

a. K⁺

b. Se²⁻

Explanation:

Isoelectronic species are those that have the same number of electrons.

a.

Ar has 18 electrons. K has 19 electrons, so when it loses 1 electron to form K⁺, it is isoelectronic with Ar.

b.

Kr has 36 electrons. Se has 34 electrons, so when it gains 2 electrons to form Se²⁻, it is isoelectronic with Kr.

hydrocarbons are organic compounds that contain only hydrogens and carbons. they can be saturated (those which contain only carbon-carbon single bonds) or unsaturated (those which contain carbon-carbon double or triple bonds) in nature. hydrocarbons can undergo several reactions like substitution, elimination etc.  

on substituting one or more hydrogen atoms in hydrocarbon it results in the formation of haloalkane. as the halogen atoms are large compared to the carbon and hydrogen atoms, due to which the molecular weight increases and the bond become polar because of presence electronegative halogen atom and results in the increase in boiling point of the haloalkane.

thus, the correct option is (b) that is the boiling point of the new compound increases on substituting a hydrogen atom with a halogen in a hydrocarbon.

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