NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 2024-2025

Mid-term - II trimester | Teacher: German Paez/Paula Daniela Homez

Grade: ______________ Date: _____________________

Criteria Questions Score

C1 - Comprehensive use of scientific knowledge

C2 - Inquiry

C3 - Phenomena explanation

C4 - Personal commitment and its social impact

Instructions:
Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper. You should show all your working
on the question paper.

Questions:

An atom has an atomic number Z 16. This compound is a versatile and widely used chemical element
in various industries. It appears in solid form at room temperature and has a characteristic smell of
rotten eggs when burned. It is highly reactive/

1. Build the electron configuration of the atom described above.

2. Predict the block, group, and period based on the electron configuration. explain your answer.
Block ________
Period _______
Group ______
Explanation
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 3. Draw the atom using Bohr’s atomic model based on the electron configuration.

4. Calculate the effective nuclear charge of the atom.

Read the text

Periodic properties are physical and chemical characteristics of elements that vary in a regular and
predictable manner across the periodic table. These properties include:
• Atomic Radius: The distance from the nucleus of an atom to its outermost electron. It
generally decreases from left to right across a period and increases down a group.
• Ionization Energy: The energy required to remove an electron from an atom. It typically
increases from left to right across a period and decreases down a group.
• Electron Affinity: The energy change when an electron is added to an atom. It often becomes
more negative (or less positive) from left to right across a period and varies down a group.
• Electronegativity: A measure of an atom's ability to attract electrons in a covalent bond. It
generally increases from left to right across a period and decreases down a group.
By arranging elements by their atomic number, these properties exhibit repeating patterns
that allow elements to be grouped into families or groups with similar properties, facilitating
the prediction of their chemical and physical behavior.

Use the effective nuclear charge and shielding effect of the atom, along with the definitions
above, to predict the periodic properties of atom X. Explain each prediction.
Electronegativity
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Electron affinity
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 Ionization energy
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Atomic radii
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5. Transform the atom X into an ion that fulfills the octect rule.

6. Explain how the ionic radii change compared to the neutral atom’s atomic radii.
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7. Propose a different atom (from period 2) whose properties would allow it to form an ionic bond
with atom x. use Bohr’s atomic models to show electron movement.

8. Write the formula of the proposed molecule. do not forget to include the electrical charges of
the ions involved.

9. Propose a different atom (from period 2) whose properties would allow it to form a covalent
bond with atom X. Use Bohr’s atomic models to show how electrons are shared.
10. Draw the molecule’s structure using a Lewis structure.

11. Determine if your molecule is a polar or nonpolar covalent molecule Explain your answer
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Image 1. Atomic numbers – Periods 1 and 2

Image 2. Electronegativities – Periods 1 and 2