Periodic Trends 2

Question 1

A family (or group) is a set of elements that

Answer 1

Share the same properties

Question 2

An electron located in the outermost shell is called

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A valence electron

Question 3

Characteristic of each element’s display is determined by number of

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Valence electrons

Question 4

Valence electrons decide how an atom will

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React in a chemical reaction

Question 5

Every element wants to have a

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Full octet

Question 6

Full octet is typically, but not always

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Eight electrons in the outer shell

Question 7

To get full octet, element will gain or lose

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Valence electrons

Question 8

Oxygen = 8 electrons so

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2 electrons on inner shell

6 electrons on outer most shell

Question 9

Octet rule says that atoms must combine in a way that each atom has

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Eight electrons on its valence shell

Question 10

Eight electrons on valence shell so that it has same configuration as

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A noble gas

Question 11

There are _ major groups in periodic table

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Five (alkali metal, etc)

Question 12

Each group on the periodic table is

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Numbered

Question 13

Alkali metal number

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Group 1 (IA)

Question 14

Alkaline earth metal number

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Group 2 (IIA)

Question 15

Transition metal number

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Group 3-12

Question 16

Halogen number

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Group 17 (VIIA)

Question 17

Noble gas number

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Group 18 (VIIIA)

Question 18

Group 13-16 contains

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Metalloids

Question 19

_ are the smallest group

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Metalloids

Question 20

Unlike major groups, Metalloids contain two categories (2)

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Metals

Nonmetals