Periodic Trends Review

Periodic Trends Review

By Logan Hartley

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The ability to attract an electron in a chemical bond

• electronegativity

• electron affinity

• metallic character

• ionization energy

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The energy it takes to remove an electron from an atom in the gas phase

• electron affinity

• electronegativity

• metallic character

• ionization energy

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Which of the following will have a lower ionization energy than Scandium (Sc)?

• Helium (He)
• Titanium (Ti)
• Calcium (Ca)
• Magnesium (Mg)

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The atom with the largest atomic radius in Group 18 is - 

• Ar
• He
• Kr
• Rn

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The element with the highest electronegativity is -

• At

• F

• Cl

• Br

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Which periodic group has the smallest atomic radius?

• Alkali metals
• Halogens
• Noble Gases
• Transition metals

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Which group is known as the halogens?

• 18 (VIII A)
• 17 (VII A)
• 1 (I A)
• 2 (IIV A)

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Which element is a halogen?

• Iron
• Nitrogen
• Iodine
• Neon

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What is the total number of electrons found in the valence shell of a halogen in the ground state?

• 1
• 7
• 8
• 2

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An element that has a high ionization energy and tends to be chemically inactive would most likely be

• a transition element
• a noble gas
• an alkali metal
• a halogen

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The symbols W, X, Y, and Z represent four elements shown on the outline of a periodic table.
Which element has the highest electronegativity?

• W
• X
• Y
• Z

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Which of the group 13 elements is the largest?

• B

• In

• Ga

• Al

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Which group of METALS is the most reactive?

• Group 2- Alkaline Earth
• Group 17- Halogens
• Group 18- Noble Gases
• Group 1- Alkali metals

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Transition elements are found in groups

• 1-2

• 3-12

• 14-16

• 17-18

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Which is an alkali metal?

• Magnesium

• Iron

• Sodium

• Carbon

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Which is a halogen?

• Helium

• Chlorine

• Oxygen

• Lithium

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The yellow atoms are called

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

• noble gases

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Which of these elements would you predict to be the most reactive?

• magnesium

• calcium

• rubidium

• tin

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Ionization energy increases

• from L to R and from bottom to top

• from L to R and from top to bottom

• from R to L and from bottom to top

• from R to L and from top to bottom

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metallic character is greatest

• in the top right corner

• in the bottom right corner

• in the top left corner

• in the bottom left corner

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Which of the following is a trait of group 18?

• They are all reactive metals

• they are all stable metals

• They chemically stable gasses

• They are a mix of reactive gasses and solids

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Which property of an atom or element will determine how it reacts with other elements or atoms?

• protons

• neutrons

• electrons

• valence electrons

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The atom with the largest atomic radius in Period 4 (row 4) is - 

• K
• Kr
• Fe
• Fe

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Which has the greater Electronegativity: 
N or C?

• C
• N

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Place the following elements in order of decreasing atomic radius: Cl, Mg, Al, Ca

• Ca, Mg, Al, Cl
• Mg, Al, Cl, Ca
• Ca, Al, Cl, Ca
• Cl, Al, Mg, Ca

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Which of the following has the smallest atomic radius?

• Iodine, I
• Radon, Rn
• Selenium, Se
• Nitrogen, N