Metal atoms tend to ______________ electrons and form ______________ ions.
Which of the following properties generally increases as we go from the lower left to the upper right of the periodic table?
Of the metals in the first column on the periodic table, which has the highest ionization energy?
Which of the following atoms has the smallest atomic radius?
Which of the following elements is an alkaline earth metal?
Which of the following atoms has the highest ionization energy?
Sodium has how many electrons in its outermost energy level?
Which of the following has the largest atomic radius?
Which of the following is a noble gas?
When the following elements form compounds how many will normally form cations? Fe, P, Mn, O, S
Order the elements S, Cl, and F in terms of increasing ionization energy.
Which atomic particle determines the chemical behavior of an atom?
Which of the following elements is most chemically similar to chlorine?
Atoms with a very small radius tend to have ____________________, while atoms with a very large radius tend to have _______________________.
The halogens contain how many valence electrons?
An element with the electron configuration [Xe] 6s24f145d7 would belong to which class on the periodic table?
To what category of elements does an element belong if it is a poor conductor of electricity?
Which element would require the most energy to remove an electron?
As the distance between the nucleus and valence electrons increases, the force of attraction...
How many valence electrons does helium have?
Which of the following exhibits the correct orders of increasing both atomic radius and ionization energy, in that order?
The elements chlorine and iodine have similar chemical properties because they
Place the following elements in order of increasing electronegativity.
B: boron, C: carbon, Al: aluminum, Na: Sodium
What is the symbol of the element that is the noble gas in the 6th period?
What is the symbol of the halogen in the third period?
How many valence electrons does Barium have?
Explain why sulfur’s atomic radius is larger than fluorine’s atomic radius. You must mention two reasons for full credit. Identifying a trend is not an explanation of why. Use complete sentences and mention both sulfur and fluorine throughout.
Srontium (Sr) has a smaller radius than rubidium (Rb) as elements. When Sr and Rb are ions which one has a larger radius? You must use protons and electrons. Explain why in 3 sentences or less.