Miscellaneous Families Trends Electron Configuration Valence Electrons
QUESTION: Which periodic family is generally unreactive? ANSWER: Noble Gases
QUESTION: This family will lose one electron in ionic bonds. ANSWER: Alkali Metals or group 1
QUESTION: This family generally loses 3 electrons to form anions. ANSWER: Group 5, Nitrogen Family
QUESTION: The first 5 elements in this family end with an -ine ANSWER: Halogens: Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine, Astatine
QUESTION: The family that is the second most reactive. ANSWER: Alkaline Earth Metals
QUESTION: Ionic Radius increases in which direction on the Periodic table? ANSWER: Towards the bottom left.
QUESTION: In which way does the electron affinity of elements increase? ANSWER: Across to the right, and up the table
QUESTION: In which way does electronegativity of elements increase? ANSWER: Across a row (right) and to the top right (up)
QUESTION: Does atomic radius and ionization energy increase in the same direction? ANSWER: No
QUESTION: As you go down the periodic table electronegativity…(increases or decreases) ANSWER: Decreases
QUESTION: Electron configuration of Beryllium (Be) ANSWER: 1s2 2s2 or [He] 2s3
QUESTION: Electron Configuration on Chlorine (Cl) ANSWER: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3s5 or [Ne] 3s2 3s5
QUESTION: Electron configuration of Iron (Fe) ANSWER: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d6 or [Ar] 4s2 3d6
QUESTION: Electron Configuration of Cd 2+ (Cadmium) ANSWER: [Kr] 5s2 4d10
QUESTION: Name 2 isoelectronic ions with the same electron configuration as Ne. ANSWER: F- 1 Na+1
QUESTION: How many valence electrons are in the Halogen Family? ANSWER: 7
QUESTION: Which set of elements will have similar properties? Hydrogen and Chlorine or Oxygen and Sulfur ANSWER: Oxygen and Sulfur
QUESTION: Members of the same family possess similar properties. Why? ANSWER: Properties depend on number of valence electrons, and elements in the same family have the same number of valence electrons.
QUESTION: Which shell are valence electrons found in? ANSWER: The outermost shell.
QUESTION: Which valence electrons do you remove first when you form a cation using transition metals. ANSWER: S Sublevel
QUESTION: What did Dimitri Mendeleev do? ANSWER: Arranged elements by atomic mass
QUESTION: Who was H.G. Moseley and what did he do? ANSWER: He rearranged the periodic table to go by atomic number
QUESTION: What do we usually call metals in groups 3-12? ANSWER: Transition Metals
QUESTION: Which has a smaller atomic radius? Al^3+ or Mg^2+ ANSWER: Al^3+
QUESTION: The most active element in group 17 is… ANSWER: Fluorine