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Electronegativity Trends

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

Which of the following is the least electronegative element?

a)

oxygen

b)

potassium

c)

fluorine

d)

nitrogen

2.

Which of the following is the most electronegative element?

a)

nitrogen

b)

phosphorus

c)

arsenic

d)

lithium

3.

Chlorine and Fluorine are both very electronegative, as they are both missing a single electron from their valence energy level.  Why is Fluorine more electronegative than Chlorine? 

a)

Fluorine has less energy levels.

b)

Chlorine has more electrons in its outer shell

c)

Fluorine has more protons.

d)

None of these

4.

Which element has a higher electronegativity value?

a)

Niobium

b)

Tin

c)

Cadmium

d)

Iodine

5.

Which element has a lower electronegativity value?

a)

Calcium

b)

Barium

6.

Electronegativity (a)   as you go down a group.

7.

Electronegativity trends are the same as:

a)

Atomic radius trends

b)

Ionization energy trends

c)

Both of these

d)

None of these

8.

Which is the correct order of electronegativity from lowest to highest?

a)

Zinc, Nickel, Iron, Scandium

b)

Iron, Nickel, Zinc, Scandium

c)

Scandium, Iron, Nickel, Zinc

d)

Scandium, Iron, Zinc, Nickel

9.

What elements have zero electronegativity?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

noble gases

10.

Which of these has a greater electronegativity?

a)

Ca

b)

Ga

11.

Which of these has LESS electronegativity?

a)

As

b)

Br

12.

Which of the following elements has the highest electronegativity?

a)

A) Oxygen

b)

B) Sulfur

c)

C) Chlorine

d)

D) Bromine

13.

As you move across a period from left to right in the periodic table, how does electronegativity change?

a)

A) It increases

b)

B) It decreases

c)

C) It remains constant

d)

D) It first increases then decreases

14.

Why does electronegativity decrease as you move down a group in the periodic table?

a)

A) Increased atomic radius

b)

B) Decreased atomic radius

c)

C) Increased nuclear charge

d)

D) Decreased shielding effect

15.

Which of the following pairs of elements is most likely to form a polar covalent bond due to differences in electronegativity?

a)

A) Carbon and Hydrogen

b)

B) Sodium and Chlorine

c)

C) Nitrogen and Oxygen

d)

D) Silicon and Germanium