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Periodic Trends

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

As we travel down the periodic table, atomic radius ________.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

2.

As we travel down the periodic table, ionization energy ________.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

3.

As we travel down the periodic table, electronegativity ________.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

4.

As we travel from left to right on the periodic table, atomic radius ________.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

5.

As we travel from left to right on the periodic table, ionization energy ________.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

6.

As we travel from left to right on the periodic table, electronegativity ________.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

7.

Which element has the highest electronegativity?

a)

Fluourine

b)

Oxygen

c)

Caesium

d)

Hydrogen

e)

Sodium

8.

Which trends increase as you move down the periodic table?

a)

Atomic radius

b)

Ionization energy

c)

Electronegativity

9.

Which trends decrease as you move down the periodic table?

a)

Atomic radius

b)

Ionization energy

c)

Electronegativity

10.

Which trends increase as you move left to right along the periodic table?

a)

Atomic radius

b)

Ionization energy

c)

Electronegativity

11.

Which element has the largest atomic radius?

a)

Li

b)

Na

c)

K

d)

Rb

e)

Cs

12.

As something gets easier, does it take more or less energy?

a)

More energy

b)

Less energy

c)

Same energy

13.

If an electron is further away from the nucleus, is that electron easier or harder to steal?

a)

Easier

b)

Harder

c)

Neither

14.

If an atom loses all of its valence electrons, would that make it bigger or smaller?

a)

Bigger

b)

Smaller

c)

Neither

15.

If an atom gained electrons (but not protons), would it get bigger or smaller?

a)

Bigger

b)

Smaller

c)

Neither