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PSCI 170: Physical Science I Spring 2004
Solutions to Homework 
Homework and Chapter 10: Elements and the Periodic Table
You need to know what has been said in the class about the periodic table. Be able to use the periodic table as atool.Know the difference between groups or families and periods.Know which are metals and which are nonmetals by looking at the periodic table.note the differences in properties of metals versus nonmetals.Be able to recognize main group versus transition elementsKnow that the group number of the main group (A) elements tells you the number of electrons in the outermostshell – and these are the electrons involved with bonding.Know how the group number of the main group elements can tell you what ion will form.What are the noble gases? What is characteristic of the noble gases? Their inactivity.Other information as shown by these exercises.I will not give questions just asking you to write the names of the elements given their symbols and vice versa. Note what the atomic number will tell you-The number of protons in an atom of the element, which is equal to the number of electrons in a neutral atom of the element.
Applying the Concepts: Be able to answer all of these.
1.
Matter is defined as anything thatd) occupies space and has mass.
2.
One of the physical properties of a metal, compared to a non-metal, is that the metal is malleable. Thismeans that you canc) pound it into a thin sheet.
 
Hand inQuestion for Thought: 1
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How was Mendeleev able to predict the chemical and physical properties of elements that were not yet discovered?Mendeleev arranged the elements in rows of increasing atomic weights, arranged so that elementswith similar properties made vertical columns. These vertical columns contained Dobereiner’s triads of elements with similar properties. Left blank spaces if the element with the next highest atomic weight didnot fit with a vertical family. These blank places suggested undiscovered elements. Mendeleev predictedthat elements would be discovered to fill the gaps in his table and predicted the physical and chemicalproperties of the yet to be discovered elements. Mendeleev is usually given credit for developing the periodictable, probably because of his dramatic and highly publicized predictions about the unknow elements.Modern Periodic Law:Similar physical and chemical properties recur periodically when the elements are listed in the order of increasing atomic number
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Hand inQuestions for Thought: 5, 6 and 8
 
5.What two things does a chemical symbol represent?
 Answer:
A chemical symbol identifies a specific element and represents one atom of the element.6. What do the members of the noble gas family have in common? What are their differences?
 Answer:
The noble gases are all chemically inert, but each has a different atomic number and a different mass. Theyare found in the same family, but they are all found in different periods of the periodic table.8. What is the difference between a chemical change and a physical change? Give three examples of each.
1
 Answer:
A chemical change involves a change in the identity and properties of the substance, while a physical change
 
is merely a size, shape, volume, or phase change. Therefore, when there is a chemical change you aremaking something new, a new chemical. When there is a physical change there is no change in the chemicalformula of the substance, just looks a little different. You could list a number of different chemical andphysical changes.Chemical Changes: things like paper burning, gasoline burning, iron rusting,Physical Changes: things like melting, freezing, water boiling, condensing, sublimationHand in Group B Parallel Exercises: 1,3,4,5,7,8,9
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1. Write the chemical symbols for the following chemical elements:a)Argon, Ar; b)Gold, Au; c)Neon, Ne; d)Sodium, Na; e)Calcium, Ca; f)Tin, Sn3. Identify the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in the following isotopes:
 X 
 Z 
 Y is the mass number and equal to the number of neutrons plus protonsZ is the atomic number and it is equal to the number of protons in an atom of the element (also equal to thenumber of electrons in a neutral atom of the element)a)
14
7 protons, 7 electrons and 7 neutrons,
 N 
7
b) 3 protons, 3 electrons and 4 neutrons;c)
17
17 protons, 17 electrons, 18 neutrons
 Li
73
Cl 
35
d) 20 protons, 20 electrons, 28 neutronse) 29 protons, 29 electrons, 34 neutrons
Ca
4820
Cu
6329
f) 92 protons, 92 electrons and 138 neutrons
23092
 4.
Identify the period and the family in the periodic table for the following elements:Use periodic table onpage 249.a) XenonXe is in period 5 and in family VIIIA (new way of numbering families would make this 18)
 
b) PotassiumK is in period 4 and in family IA (new way of numbering families would make this 1)c) ChromiumCr is in period 4 and in family VIB (new way of numbering families would make this 6)d) ArgonAr is in period 3 and in family VIIIA (new way of numbering families would make this 18)e) BromineBr is in period 4 and in family VIIA (new way of numbering families would make this 17)f) Barium
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Ba is in period 6 and in family IIA (new way of numbering families would make this 2)5.How many outer shell electrons are found in an atom of:Remember from class that for the main group elements (those with A in the numbering) the roman numeraltells you the number of outer shell electrons found in a neutral atom of the element.a) NaSodium is in group IA so it has one outer shell electron. 1s
2
2s
2
2p
6
3s
1
 b) PPhosphorus is in group VA so it has five outer shell electrons. 1s
2
2s
2
2p
6
3s
2
3p
3
 c) BrBromine is in group VIIA so it has seven outer shell electrons. 1s
2
2s
2
2p
6
3s
2
3p
6
4s
2
3d
10
4p
5
 d) IIodine is in group VIIA so it has seven outer shell electrons. 1s
2
2s
2
2p
6
3s
2
3p
6
4s
2
3d
10
4p
6
5s
2
4d
10
5p
5
 e) TeTellurium is in group VIA so it has six outer shell electrons. 1s
2
2s
2
2p
6
3s
2
3p
6
4s
2
3d
10
4p
6
5s
2
4d
10
5p
4
 f) SrStrontium is in group IIA so it has two outer shell electrons. 1s
2
2s
2
2p
6
3s
2
3p
6
4s
2
3d
10
4p
6
5s
2
 
7.Identify the charge on the following ions:Remember that you can use the information on the periodic tableto identify the charges on ions too. Remember, if metals ionize they form cations (+ charged ions) and if nonmetals ionize they form anions (- charged ions). Then, remember that in nature there is the magicnumber of 8 electrons in the outer shell that seems to be most stable. So if the element has fewer than 4 outershell electrons it will give up those electrons and become a cation – leaving the next shell with 8. If the
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