Periodic Table - Basics and patterns

Which of the following elements has the smallest radius?

• Mg

• Al

• Si

• K

Which element in Period 2 has the greatest atomic radius?

• Be

• C

• Na

• Li

Of the halogens (group 7A), which has the smallest radius?

• F

• Br

• He

• At

As you move across the periodic table from left to right, the atomic radius decreases.  This is because - 

• the number of protons increases, so attraction to electrons increases

• the number of energy levels increases

• the number of electrons increases

• the atomic mass increases

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

Electronegativity __________ from left to right within a period and __________ from top to bottom within a group.

• decreases, increases

• increases, increases

• increases, decreases

• stays the same, increases

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

• groups

• towers

• periods

• atomic numbers

The atom with the largest atomic radius in Group 8A is -

• Ar

• He

• Kr

• Rn

Francium (Fr) has the lowest ionization energy in Group 1 because - 

• it has the smallest number of valence electrons

• it has the greatest atomic mass

• it has the greatest number of protons, so it attracts its electrons the strongest

• its 1 valence electron is very far from the nucleus, so little energy is needed to remove it

Which has the greater EN: 
H or F?

• H

• F