Chem Ch 5 Test Flashcards
What is the difference between periods and groups/families on the periodic table?
Period- left to right. Same number of electron orbitals
Groups- Up down. Same number of valence electrons
Who organized elements in groups of threes and fours based on similar properties?
Dobreiner
Newlands used what to organize the elements? Were his ideas accepted?
Atomic mass. No
What form of energy did Henry Moseley use to determine the atomic numbers of elements?
Frequency of x-ray
Which one of these is not an element symbol? O H HN Cu
HN
Transition metals occupy which numbered groups on the periodic chart?
Groups 3-12
Alkali metals occupy which numbered group on the periodic chart?
Group 1
Alkaline earth metals occupy which numbered group on the periodic chart?
Group 2
Noble gases occupy which numbered group on the periodic chart?
Group 18
Halogens occupy which numbered group on the periodic chart?
Group 17
Which side of the table do you find metals on left, right center or bottom?
Left and middle
Which side of the table do you find nonmetals on left, right center or bottom?
Right
Francium is in the lower left section of the periodic table, and Fluorine is in the upper right. Which has the larger atomic radius?
Francium
How does the size of a metal atom compare to its positive ion? Its negative ion?*
Positive (Cation)- Bigger
Negative (Anion)- Smaller
Ionization energy
Measures the energy required to remove an outermost electron