Periodic Trends

Which has the greater electronegativity?

Cl or Al?

• Cl

• Al

Which of the following will have a larger radius than Zinc?

• Gallium
• Aluminum
• Magnesium
• Strontium

Which of the following will have a higher electronegativity than arsenic (As)?

• Carbon (C)
• Neon (Ne)
• Antimony (Sb)
• Germanium (Ge)

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

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

As atoms of elements in group 16 are considered in order from top to bottom, the electronegativity of each successive element....

• decreases
• increases
• remains the same
• none of the above

Which atom has the largest atomic radius?

• potassium
• rubidium 
• francium
• cesium

As you move down the periodic table atoms get bigger.  This is because ____________.

• The atoms have more mass.
• The atoms have more protons.
• The atoms have more energy levels
• The atoms have more nuetrons

As you move across the periodic table atoms tend to get smaller because, ______________.

• the atoms have more mass.
• the atoms have less mass
• the atoms have more protons.
• the atoms have less electrons.

Atoms that have a high electronegativity, _______________.

• give up their electrons more easily.
• hold on to their electrons more tightly.
• have more electron shells.

Electronegativity is...

• how good an atom is at attracting electrons
• the ability of an atom to lose electrons
• the energy required to remove an electron from a specific atom
• how easy it is to make friends.