NAME: ___________________________ DATE: __________________ PER: ______
"Reading" the Chart
_____ 1. Give the symbol for the largest (volume) element.
_______________ 2. List these elements in order from smallest to largest: I, Cl, Se, O
_____ 3. Of the following elements, which has the smallest ionization E? H, Li, Na, K
_____ 4. Which group of elements would you expect to have the highest Electronegativity?
_____ 5. Give the symbol of the Group 14 element with the highest ionization energy.
_____ 6. Give the symbol of the smallest Period 4 element.
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_____ 7. What is the symbol for the lightest element with ONE e
in its outer shell?
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8. For the eight main groups, give the e
dot diagram for each:
9. Indicate what generally happens to the following as one progresses down a group:
_____ ionization energy
_____ ionic radius
_____ electronegativity
10. Indicate what generally happens to the following as one progresses across a period:
_____ electronegativity
_____ atomic radius _____ electronegativity
- Questions 11-15 refer to the following elements: K, Ca, O, Cl, Al, Si
_____ 11. Of these elements, which would have the highest electronegativity?
_____ 12. Of the above elements, which would have the lowest electronegativity?
_____ 13. Which one would you expect to have the highest ionization energy?
_____ 14. Which element of those given is the largest?
_____ 15. Which is the smallest?
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16. Compare the radius of a K atom and a K
ion. Explain the difference.
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17. Compare the radius of a Br atom and a Br
ion. Explain the difference.
18. As you move down a group, explain what happens to an atoms' size with relationship to
ionization energy. Summarize how they are related.
_____ 19. Given the proximity (closeness) to the nucleus and its stability, which element would
have the highest first ionization energy?