Periodic Trends Flashcards
What is electronegativity?
The tendency for an atom to form an anion
What does it mean if an element is metallic?
It has a tendency to form an cation
What is the atomic radius?
The size of the atom
What is the ionization energy?
The measure of how much energy it takes for an atom to lose an electron
What happens to the atomic radius as you go down?
It increases
What happens to the atomic radius as you go up?
It decreases
What happens to the ionization energy as you go down?
It decreases
What happens to the atomic radius as you go to the right?
It decreases
What happens to the atomic radius as you go to the left?
It increases
What happens to the ionization energy as you go up?
It increases
What happens to the ionization energy as you go to the right?
It increases
What happens to the ionization energy as you go to the left?
It decreases
