Download Chapter 6 Test - The Periodic Table

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Chapter 6 Test - The Periodic Table
Matching
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. periodic law
b. period
c. group
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type of element that is a good conductor of heat and electric current
vertical column in the periodic table
type of element characterized by the presence of electrons in the d orbital
horizontal row in the periodic table
A repetition of properties occurs when elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number.
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. cation
b. electrons
c. electronegativity
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d. metal
e. transition metal
d. ionization
e. protons
type of ion formed by Group 2 elements
each element has a different number of these subatomic particles
energy required to remove an electron from an atom
these subatomic particles are transferred to form positive and negative ions
ability of an atom to attract electrons when the atom is in a compound
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 11. Which of the following elements is in the same period as phosphorus?
a. magnesium
c. oxygen
b. carbon
d. nitrogen
____ 12. Each period in the periodic table corresponds to ____.
a. an orbital
c. an energy level
b. a suborbital
d. an energy sublevel
____ 13. The modern periodic table is arranged in order of increasing atomic ____.
a. radius
c. charge
b. number
d. mass
____ 14. Who arranged the elements according to atomic mass and used the arrangement to predict the properties of
missing elements?
a. Antoine Lavoisier
c. Dmitri Mendeleev
b. John Dalton
d. Henry Moseley
____ 15. Which of the following categories includes the majority of the elements?
a. metals
c. metalloids
b. nonmetals
d. liquids
____ 16. Of the elements Pt, V, Li, and Kr, which is a nonmetal?
a. V
c. Kr
b. Li
d. Pt
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____ 17. To what category of elements does an element belong if it is a poor conductor of electricity?
a. metals
c. metalloids
b. nonmetals
d. transition elements
____ 18. In which of the following sets is the symbol of the element, the number of protons, and the number of
electrons given correctly?
a. Zn, 30 protons, 60 electrons
c. F, 19 protons, 19 electrons
b. In, 49 protons, 49 electrons
d. Cs, 55 protons, 132.9 electrons
____ 19. The atomic number of an element is the total number of which particles in the nucleus?
a. protons
c. electrons
b. neutrons
d. protons and electrons
____ 20. What element has the electron configuration 1s22s22p63s23p2?
a. silver
c. silicon
b. nitrogen
d. selenium
____ 21. Which of the following is true about the electron configurations of the noble gases?
a. The electrons with the highest energy are in an f sublevel.
b. The highest occupied s and p sublevels are completely filled.
c. The highest occupied s and p sublevels are partially filled.
d. The electrons with the highest energy are in a d sublevel.
____ 22. How does atomic radius change from top to bottom in a group in the periodic table?
a. It tends to increase.
c. It first decreases, then increases.
b. It tends to decrease.
d. It first increases, then decreases.
____ 23. How does atomic radius change from left to right across a period in the periodic table?
a. It tends to increase.
c. It first decreases, then increases.
b. It tends to decrease.
d. It first increases, then decreases.
____ 24. Which of the following elements has the smallest atomic radius?
a. selenium
c. chlorine
b. sulfur
d. bromine
____ 25. What is the charge of a cation?
a. no charge
b. a positive charge
c. a negative charge
d. The charge depends on the size of the nucleus.
____ 26. Which of the following statements is true about ions?
a. Anions form when an atom loses protons.
b. Anions form when an atom gains protons.
c. Cations form when an atom loses electrons.
d. Cations form when an atom gains electrons.
____ 27. The metals in Groups 1A, 2A, and 3A __________.
a. all form ions with a negative charge
c. lose electrons when they form ions
b. gain electrons when they form ions
d. all have ions with a 1+ charge
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____ 28. Which of the following statements is NOT true about ions?
a. Anions are common among nonmetals.
b. Cations are positively charged ions.
c. When a cation forms, more electrons are transferred to it.
d. Charges for ions are written as numbers followed by a plus or minus sign.
____ 29. Which of the following elements has the smallest ionic radius?
a. Fe
c. Fe1+
2+
b. Fe
d. Fe3+
____ 30. In which of the following groups of ions are the charges all shown correctly?
a. K2-, F-, Mg2+
c. Li1-, O2-, S2+
b. Na+, I-, Rbd. Ca2+, Al3+, Br1____ 31. What is the element with the highest electronegativity value? (Hint: Be careful here!)
a. Calcium (Ca)
c. Helium (He)
b. Cesium (Cs)
d. Fluorine (F)
____ 32. Which of the following elements has the smallest first ionization energy?
a. sodium
c. calcium
b. potassium
d. magnesium
____ 33. Which of the following elements has the lowest electronegativity?
a. lithium
c. bromine
b. carbon
d. fluorine
____ 34. Which of the following statements correctly compares the relative size of an ion to its neutral atom?
a. The radius of an anion is greater than the radius of its neutral atom.
b. The radius of an anion is identical to the radius of its neutral atom.
c. The radius of a cation is greater than the radius of its neutral atom.
d. The radius of a cation is identical to the radius of its neutral atom.
____ 35. Which of the following factors contributes to the increase in ionization energy from left to right across a
period?
a. an increase in the shielding effect
b. an increase in the size of the atomic radius
c. fewer electrons in the highest occupied energy level
d. an increase in the force of attraction between the nucleus and electrons
____ 36. As you move from left to right across the second period of the periodic table __________.
a. atomic radii increase
c. atomic mass decreases
b. ionization energy increases
d. electronegativity decreases
____ 37. Of the following elements, which one has the smallest ionization energy?
a. Boron (B)
c. Carbon (C)
b. Aluminum (Al)
d. Silicon (Si)
____ 38. What is the name given to the elements in Group 2?
a. Alkali
c. Transition
b. Alkaline Earth
d. Halogens
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____ 39. Which is the most reactive metal Group?
a. Alkali
b. Alkaline Earth
c. Transition
d. Halogen
____ 40. What is the name given to Group 8A?
a. Alkaline Earth Metals
b. Transition Metals
c. Halogens
d. Noble Gases
____ 41. What is the oxidation number of all of the elements in the Alkaline Earth Family?
a. 1c. 1+
b. 2d. 2+
____ 42. What is the oxidation number of all of the elements in the Halogen Family?
a. 1c. 1+
b. 2d. 2+
____ 43. What is brittle, gains electrons in chemical reactions, and is generally a gas at room temperature?
a. Metal
c. Metalloid
b. Nonmetal
d. Lithium
____ 44. Which electron transmission in the hydrogen atom will result in the emission of red light?
a. n = 2 to n = 3
c. n = 3 to n = 2
b. n = 2 to n = 4
d. n = 4 to n = 2
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