Periodic Trends (AP CHEM)

Of the following elements, which one would have the smallest ionization energy?

• Lithium (Li, atomic #3)

• Neon (Ne, atomic #10)

• Nitrogen (N, atomic #7)

• Boron (B, atomic #5)

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Cations have a ______________ charge and are ______________ than the atoms from which they formed.

• positive/larger

•   positive/smaller

• negative/larger

• negative/smaller

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Anions have a ______________ charge and are ______________ than the atoms from which they formed.

• negative/larger

• positive/smaller

• positive/larger

• negative/smaller

Of the following elements, which one would have the largest ionization energy?

• Sodium (Na, atomic #11)

• Hydrogen (H, atomic #1)

• Potassium (K, atomic #19)

• Cesium (Cs, atomic #55)

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As one moves from left to right ( → ) within a period across the periodic table, the electronegativity of the elements encountered tends to:

• decrease

•  increase

• stay the same

• no one knows

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Given the representation of a chlorine atom, which circle might represent an atom of argon?

•  None of these

• Circle D

• Circle C

•  Circle B

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As one moves from left to right ( → ) within a period across the periodic table, the ionization energy of the elements encountered tends to:

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

The elements with the smallest atomic radii are found in the:

• lower right-hand corner of the periodic table

•  upper left-hand corner of the periodic table

•  lower left-hand corner of the periodic table

• upper right-hand corner of the periodic table

The measure of the attraction that an atom has for electrons involved in chemical bonds is known as:

• electronegativity

• electron affinity

• ionization energy

• radioactivity

Given the representation of a chlorine atom, which circle might represent an atom of fluorine?

• None of these

• Circle C

• Circle B

• Circle D

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