Exercise For Periodic Table

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SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY CHEM1 Assignment 1 Multiple Choices.

Write the letter of the best/correct answer in the space provided. 1) Which group in the periodic table contains only nonmetals? A) 1A B) 6A C) 2B D) 2A E) 8A 3) Elements in Group 1A are known as the __________. A) chalcogens B) alkaline earth metals C) alkali metals D) halogens E) noble gases 5) Elements in Group 8A are known as the __________. A) halogens B) alkali metals C) alkaline earth metals D) chalcogens E) noble gases 7) Calcium is a __________ and silver is a __________. A) nonmetal, metal B) metal, metal C) metalloid, metal D) metal, metalloid E) nonmetal, metalloid 2) Horizontal rows of the periodic table are known as __________. A) periods B) groups C) metalloids D) metals E) nonmetals 4) Elements in Group 6A are known as the __________. A) alkali metals B) chalcogens C) alkaline earth metals D) halogens E) noble gases 6) Lithium is a __________ and magnesium is a __________. A) nonmetal, metal B) nonmetal, nonmetal C) metal, metal D) metal, metalloid E) metalloid, metalloid 8) When a metal and a nonmetal react, the __________ tends to lose electrons and the __________ tends to gain electrons. A) metal, metal B) nonmetal, nonmetal C) metal, nonmetal D) nonmetal, metal E) None of the above, these elements share electrons. 10) Which pair of elements would you expect to exhibit the greatest similarity in their physical and chemical properties? A) H, Li B) Cs, Ba C) Ca, Sr D) Ga, Ge E) C, O 12) Which of the following elements is a metaloid? A) B B) C C) Ga D) Se E) In

9) In the periodic table, the elements are arranged in __________. A) alphabetical order B) order of increasing atomic number C) order of increasing metallic properties D) order of increasing neutron content E) reverse alphabetical order 11) Which one of the following is a nonmetal? A) W B) Sr C) Os D) Ir E) Br

13) Which pair of elements below should be the most similar in chemical properties? A) C and O B) B and As C) I and Br D) K and Kr E) Cs and He 15) Which one of the following does not occur as diatomic molecules in elemental form? A) oxygen B) nitrogen C) sulfur D) hydrogen E) bromine 17) In general, as you go across a period in the periodic table from left to right: (1) the atomic radius __________; (2) the electron affinity becomes __________ negative; and (3) the first ionization energy __________. A) decreases, decreasingly, increases B) increases, increasingly, decreases C) increases, increasingly, increases D) decreases, increasingly, increases E) decreases, increasingly, decreases 19) The only noble gas that does not have the

14) An element that appears in the lower left corner of the periodic table is __________. A) either a metal or metalloid B) definitely a metal C) either a metalloid or a non-metal D) definitely a non-metal E) definitely a metalloid 16) Elements in the modern version of the periodic table are arranged in order of increasing __________. A) oxidation number B) atomic mass C) average atomic mass D) atomic number E) number of isotopes 18) Most of the elements on the periodic table are __________. A) gases B) nonmetals C) metalloids D) liquids E) metals

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__________. A) radon B) neon C) helium D) krypton E) All noble gases have the ns np valence electron configuration. 21) In which set of elements would all members be expected to have very similar chemical properties? A) O, S, Se B) N, O, F C) Na, Mg, K D) S, Se, Si E) Ne, Na, Mg 23) Which one of the following atoms has the largest radius? A) O B) F C) S D) Cl E) Ne
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20) Which nonmetal exists as a diatomic solid? A) bromine B) antimony C) phosphorus D) iodine E) boron

22) Of the following, which gives the correct order for atomic radius for Mg, Na, P, Si and Ar? A) Mg > Na > P > Si > Ar B) Ar > Si > P > Na > Mg C) Si > P > Ar > Na > Mg D) Na > Mg > Si > P > Ar E) Ar > P > Si > Mg > Na 24) Which one of the following has the smallest radius? A) Na B) Cl C) Fe D) P E) Br

25) Which one of the following elements has the largest atomic radius? A) Se B) As C) S D) Sb E) Te 27) Which of the following correctly lists the five atoms in order of increasing size (smallest to largest)? A) F < K < Ge < Br < Rb B) F < Ge < Br < K < Rb C) F < K < Br < Ge < Rb D) F < Br < Ge < K < Rb E) F < Br < Ge < Rb < K 29) Of the following elements, which has the largest first ionization energy? A) Na B) Al C) Se D) Cl E) Br 31) Nonmetals can be __________ at room temperature. A) solid, liquid, or gas B) solid or liquid C) solid only D) liquid only E) liquid or gas

26) Which one of the following elements has the largest atomic radius? A) O B) F C) Al D) P E) B 28) Of the choices below, which gives the order for first ionization energies? A) Cl > S > Al B) Ar > Cl > S C) Al > Si > S D) Cl > S > Al E) S > Si > Cl > > > > > Ar Si Cl Si Al > > > > > Si Al Ar Ar Ar

30) Which one of the following is a metalloid? A) Ge B) S C) Br D) Pb E) C 32) When two elements combine to form a compound, the greater the difference in metallic character between the two elements, the greater the likelihood that the compound will be __________. A) a gas at room temperature B) a solid at room temperature C) metallic D) nonmetallic E) a liquid at room temperature 34) __________ is a unique element and does not truly belong to any family. A) Nitrogen B) Radium C) Hydrogen D) Uranium E) Helium

33) This element is more reactive than lithium and magnesium but less reactive than potassium. This element is __________. A) Na B) Rb C) Ca D) Be E) Fr

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