Periodic Trends

Question 1

As you go up and to the right of the periodic table does the Atomic radius gets larger or smaller?

Answer 1

The atomic radius gets smaller

Question 2

As you go up and to the right of the periodic table does the Ionization energy increase or decrease?

Answer 2

As you go up and to the left more energy is required because valence shell is filled more

Question 3

As you go up and to the right of the periodic table does the electron affinity becomes more postive and less stable or more negative and more stable?

Answer 3

Becomes more negative and more stable

Question 4

Does the electronegativity increase or decrease when going up the periodic table?

Answer 4

Becomes more electronegative