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Core Unit 4: Periodic Table Unit

Lesson 1 Practice: Development of the Modern Periodic Table/Classification of Elements

1. Describe the development of the modern periodic table.

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2. On the simplified version of the periodic table, indicate the location of the metals,
nonmetals, and metalloids.

3. Identify each of the following as a representative or a transition element.

a. Lithium (Li) c. Strontium (Sr)

b. Platinum (Pt) d. Carbon (C)

4. For each of the given elements, list two other elements with similar chemical
properties.
a. Iodine (I) c. Bromine (Br)

b. Barium (Ba) d. Iron (Fe)

5. Which category includes most of the elements?

a. Metal c. Metalloid
b. Nonmetal d. Synthetic
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6. In what part of the periodic table are elements that are gases at room temperature
generally located?
a. Lower left c. Upper right
b. Upper left d. Lower right

7. Which scientists first arranged elements by atomic number? _____________

8. Who developed the periodic table based on evidence that the physical and chemical
properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic weights?
a. Henry Moseley
b. Antoine Lavoisier
c. Dmitri Mendeleev

9. What part of the element does the ‘8’ refer to in the picture to the
right?
a. Atomic mass
b. State of matter
c. Atomic symbol
d. Atomic number

10. Why is argon placed before potassium in the modern periodic table, even though
argon has a greater mass than potassium?
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11. Challenge Problem: A company plans to make an electronic device. They need to
use an element that has chemical behavior similar to that of silicon (Si) and lead (Pb).
The element must have a mass greater than that of sulfur (S), but less than that of
cadmium (Cd). Use the periodic table to determine the element the company will
use.
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12. Determine the group, period, and block of the elements with the following electron
configurations.
a. [He]2s22p4
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i. Group:
ii. Period:
iii. Block:
b. [Xe] 6s1
i. Group:
ii. Period:
iii. Block:
c. [Ar]4s 3d104p2
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i. Group:
ii. Period:
iii. Block:

13. Xenon, a nonreactive gas, is a poor conductor of heat and electricity. Would you expect
xenon to be a metal, nonmetal, or a metalloid? Where would you expect to see it on the
periodic table? Explain.
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14. What element has the electron configuration of [Ne] 3s23p1 : __________

15. Which block of the periodic table contains the most reactive metals?
d. P-block f. S-block
e. D-block g. f -block

16. How many electrons do alkaline earth metals lose to follow the octet rule? _______

17. What is the most unreactive group of elements? ______________

18. On the lines below, explain why a group 2 element is less reactive than a group 1 element
in the same period.
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Lesson 3 Practice: Periodic Trends

1. Which has the largest atomic radius?
a. Magnesium (Mg) b. Silicon (Si)
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c. Sulfur (S) d. Sodium (Na)

2. Determine which of the following has the largest atomic radius:

(Circle your Answer)
a. Element in Period 2, Group 1 OR Element in Period 3, Group 18

b. Element in Period 5, Group 2 OR Element in Period 3, Group 16

c. Element in Period 3, Group 14 OR Element in Period 6, Group 15

3. Rank the following atoms in order of decreasing radii.

a. Al, Na, P, S

b. As, Ge, Ga
4. Rank the following ions in order of decreasing ionic radii.
a. Br-, Cl-, F-

b. Be2+, Ca2+, Mg2+

5. Rank the following atoms in order of decreasing electronegativity.

a. Na, Li, K

b. K, Sc, Ca

c. As, Sn, S

6. Indicate whether fluorine (F) or bromine (Br) has a larger value for each of the
following properties.
a. Electronegativity:
b. Ionic Radius:
c. Atomic Radius:
d. Ionization Energy:

7. Define the following terms, and determine their trends.

a. Atomic Radius:
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■ Across a period (Circle One) : Increase or Decrease
■ Down a group (Circle One) : Increase or Decrease

b. Ionic Radius:
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■ Across a period (Circle One) : Increase or Decrease
■ Down a group (Circle One) : Increase or Decrease

c. Ionization Energy:
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■ Across a period (Circle One) : Increase or Decrease
■ Down a group (Circle One) : Increase or Decrease

d. Electron Affinity:
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■ Across a period (Circle One) : Increase or Decrease
■ Down a group (Circle One) : Increase or Decrease

e. Electronegativity:
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■ Across a period (Circle One) : Increase or Decrease
■ Down a group (Circle One) : Increase or Decrease

8. Challenge Problem: The figure below shows Helium (He) , Krypton (Kr), and Radon
(Rn). Which one is krypton? How can you tell?
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