Periodic trends

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

• Gallium

• Aluminum

• Magnesium

• Strontium

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Which atom has the largest atomic radius?

• potassium

• rubidium

• Nitrogen

• 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

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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.

• Increase in shielding

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. 

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Ionization energy is...

• the energy required to add an electron to a specific atom

• how much energy it takes to remove an electron from an atom

• the energy required to shield the outer electrons from the nucleus

• a measure of the ability of an atom to attract electrons

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Which statement correctly and completely identifies a trend?

• Atomic radius decreases across a period and increases down a group.

• Electronegativity decreases across a period and decreases down a group.

• Ionization energy increases across a period and increases down a group.

• Ionic radius increases across a period and increases down a group.

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The element with the largest electronegativity in the halogens is - 

• At

• F

• Cl

• Br

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The element with the lowest electronegativity in Period 3 is -

• Na

• Cl

• Al

• Mg

The electronegativity of Cl is the highest in Period 3. Why?

• Cl is the largest and has the greatest effective nuclear charge

• Cl is the smallest and has the lowest effective nuclear charge

• Cl is the largest and has the lowest effective nuclear charge

• Cl is the smallest and has the greatest effective nuclear charge