Trends quiz

In chemistry a trend is

• a repeating pattern

• a fashion

• something that comes and goes

A group is

• elements in the same row

• elements in the same column

• elements that have the same color

In chemistry a period refers to

• a column on the periodic table

• a length of time

• a row on the periodic table

• the punctuation at the end of a declarative statement

In general as you move down a group the size of an atom

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

In general the size of an atom will __________ as you move across a period

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

Which atom will have the largest radius?

• Li

• Rb

• Na

• H

Which atom would have the smallest radius?

• Na

• Cl

• S

• Al

Ionization energy is

• the energy needed to remove an electron from a gaseous atom

• the energy needed to add an electron

• the size of an atom

In general, ionization energy will _______________ as you move down a group ( and the atoms get larger)

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

In general as you move across a period the ionization energy will _______________ (as the atoms become smaller)

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same