(D) 1s
2s
2p
3s
3p
2
2
6
2
4
(E) 1s
2s
2p
3s
3p
2
2
6
2
5
26. Sodium is much more apt to exist as a cation than is chlorine. This is because __________.
(A) chlorine is a gas and sodium is a solid
(B) chlorine has a greater ionic radius than sodium does
(C) chlorine has a greater atomic radius than sodium
(D) chlorine has a greater ionization energy than sodium does
(E) chlorine is more metallic than sodium
Use the following responses to answer questions 27-29 below.
(A) Cl → Cl
+ e-
+
(B) Cl
+ e- → Cl
+
(C) Cl
→ Cl
+ e-
+
2+
(D) Cl
+ e- → Cl
2+
+
27. __A___ The process representing the first ionization energy of chlorine
28. __C___ The process representing the second ionization energy of chlorine
29. __C___ The process requiring the most energy
Use the following responses to answer questions 30-32. Use an answer once, more than
once, or not at all.
(A) Mg & Al
(B) As & Se
(C) Cl & F
(D) Cr & Mo
(E) Cu & Ag
30. ___B__ Show a reversal in the trend for first ionization energy because of electron-electron
repulsions.
31. __A___ Show a reversal in the trend for first ionization energy because of shielding by full
orbitals.
32. ___D__Typically form ions with charges of +3 and +6
Use the following responses to answer questions 33-37. Use an answer once, more than
once, or not at all.
(A) Increased shielding of valence electrons
(B) Effective nuclear charge
AP Chemistry
Periodic Trends