Periodic Table Flashcards

1
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What are the 6 Noble Gases in the 8A group and their atomic numbers?

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Helium (He 2), Neon (Ne 10), Argon (Ar 18), Krypton (Kr 36), Xenon (Xe 54), Radon (Rn 86)

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What are the Alkali metals elements in the 1A group and their atomic numbers?

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Lithium (Li 3), Sodium (Na 11), Potassium (K 19), Rubidium (Rb 37), Cesium (Cs 55), Francium (Fr 87)

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3
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What are the Alkali Earth metals in the 2A group and their atomic numbers?

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Beryllium (Be 4), Magnesium (Mg 12), Calcium (Ca 20), Strontium (St 38), Barium (Ba 56), Radium (Ra 88)

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4
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What are the 15 rare earth metals (Lanthanides group)?

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Lanthanum (La), Cerium (Ce), Praseodymium (Pr), Neodymium (Nd), Promethium (Pm), Samarium (Sm), Europium (Eu), Gadolinium (Gd), Terbium (Tb), Dysprosium (Dy), Holmium (Ho), Erbium (Er), Thulium (Tm), Ytterbium (Yb), Lutetium (Lu)

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5
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What are the 15 Actinide elements?

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Actinium (Ac), Thorium (Th), Protactinium (Pa), Uranium (U), Neptunium (Np), Plutonium (Pu), Americium (Am), Curium (Cm), Berkelium (Bk), Californium (Cf), Einsteinium (Es), Fermium (Fm), Mendelevium (Md), Nobelium (No), Lawrencium (Lr)

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6
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What is the application of Lanthanum (La)?

A

Telescope Lenses

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7
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What is the application of Cerium (Ce)?

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Lighter Flints

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8
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What is the application of Praseodymium (Pr)?

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Torch Workers’ Eyeglasses

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9
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What is the application of Neodymium (Nd)?

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Electric Motor Magnets

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10
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What is the application of Promethium (Pm)?

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Luminous Dials

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11
Q

What is the application of Samarium (Sm)?

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Electric Motor Magnets

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12
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What is the application of Europium (Eu)?

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Color Televisions

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13
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What is the application of Gadolinium (Gd)?

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MRI Diagnosis

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14
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What is the application of Terbium (Tb)?

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Fluorescent Lamps

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15
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What is the application of Dysprosium (Dy)?

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Smart Material Actuators

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16
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What is the application of Holmium (Ho)?

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Laser Surgery

17
Q

What is the application of Erbium (Er)?

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Optical Fiber Communications

18
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What is the application of Thulium (Tm)?

A

Laser Surgery

19
Q

What is the application of Ytterbium (Yb)?

A

Scientific Fiber Lasers

20
Q

What is the application of Lutetium (Lu)?

A

Photodynamic Medicine

21
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What is the application of Actinium (Ac)?

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Radioactive Medicine

22
Q

What is the application of Thorium (Th)?

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Gas Lamp Mantles

23
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What do Protactinium (Pa), Neptunium (Np), and Berkelium (Bk) have in common?

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They all are radioactive wastes.

24
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What is the application of Uranium (U)?

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Nuclear Power

25
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What is the application of Plutonium (Pu)?

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Nuclear Weapons

26
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What is the application of Americium (Am)?

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Smoke Detectors

27
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What are Curium (Cm) and Californium (Cf) used for?

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Mineral Analyzers

28
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What do Einsteinium (Es), Fermium (Fm), Mendelevium (Md), Nobelium (No), and Lawrencium (Lr) have in common?

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They all are radioactive, never found in nature, have no uses except atomic research.

29
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Identify the 15 superheavy elements in the period 7

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Rutherfordium (Rf), Dubnium (Db), Seaborgium (Sg), Bohrium (Bh), Hassium (Hs), Meitnerium (Mt), Darmstadtium (Ds), Roentgenium (Rg), Copernicium (Cn), Nihonium (Nh), Flerovium (Fl), Moscovium (Mc), Livermorium (Lv), Tennessine (Ts), Oganesson (Og)

30
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Define ionization energy (IE)

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Ionization energy is the amount of energy required to remove the most loosely bound electron, the valence electron, of an isolated gaseous atom to form a cation.

31
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Define electron affinity (EA)

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Electron affinity is the amount of energy “released” or “spent” when an electron is added to a neutral atom or molecule in the gaseous state to form a negative ion.

32
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What elements have the most EN values? Specify the first 5 elements and their values

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F = 3.98, O = 3.44, Cl = 3.16, N = 3.04, Br = 2.96

33
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Provide examples of useful ions that have an oxidation number of -1

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ClO, ClO2, ClO3, ClO4, NO2, NO3, OH, CN, SCN, OCN, MnO4

34
Q

Provide examples of useful ions that have an oxidation number of -2

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SO3, SO4, CO3, CrO4, Cr2O4, Cr2O7

35
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Provide examples of useful ions that have an oxidation number of -3

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PO3, PO4