Section 8.4- Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table

Question 1

electrons in the same ___________ have similar electron configurations, resulting in similar properties

Answer 1

group

Question 2

the order of filling subshells may be obtained from the periodic table, going from ____________ to ____ across the table and from ___________ to _____________

Answer 2

left to right
top to bottom

Question 3

the highest-energy occupied subshell can be determined by the

Answer 3

block and the period

Question 4

knowing the number of _________ in an atom is important because they determine chemical properties and are generally the electrons involved in chemical bonding

Answer 4

valence electrons

Question 5

for main group elements, the number of _____________________ equals the ones place of the group number

Answer 5

valence electrons

Question 6

transition metals generally have __________ valence electrons

Answer 6

two

Question 7

since elements in the same group have similar valence-shell electron configurations, they should also have similar

Answer 7

Lewis symbols