Unit II: Periodic Table

Formative Assessment

Name ___________________________

1. Write the abbreviated electron configuration, abbreviated orbital filling diagram and Lewis
dot diagram for the following elements:

Rb:

[Kr] 5s1

[Kr] ____
5s

2. Fill in the following table:

Lewis
Diagram

40
20

Ca

127
53

65
30

75
33

23
11

84
36

Zn

As

Na

Kr

econfiguratio
n ends in

Metal/
nonmetal/
metalloild

Family
name
(or group
name)

4s2

metal

Alkalin +2
e earth

5p5

nonme
tal

haloge
n

3d10

metal

4p3

Most
common
charge
when
forming an
ion

-1

Transiti +2
on
metal
metallo
-3
id

3s1

metal

alkali

+1

4p6

nonme
tal

Noble
gas

none

3. An atom has the following ionization energies. It is an element in period 3. Which element is
it?
1st IE
786

kJ/mol

2nd IE
1580

3rd IE
3230

4th IE
4360

5th IE
16100

6th IE
19800

7th IE
23780

silicon
4. Given the elements: Ar V Fr F Sn

a. has 2 valence electrons?

F
has the highest ionization energy? Ar
has a partially filled d sublevel? V

b. has a negative electron affinity?

c.
d.

e. has a Lewis dot diagram shown to the right?

Sn

Fr
is likely to form a 1- ion? F

f. has the largest radius?

g.

h. is the most reactive metal?

Fr

5. Circle the atom or ion that has the smallest radius in each group.
a. Ga Se In
c. Zn Zn2+ Ca
e. K Au I
2+
4+
d. Pb Pb Pb
d. N3- O2- F6. Circle the atom with the largest ionization energy in each group.
a. K Ca Mg
c. Mg Al Si
e. Ge As Se
b. Cs Ne Ni
d. S Cl Se
f. N O C
7. Circle the atom with the smallest electronegativity in each group.
a. Rb Sr Cs
c. Si P S
e. Br Kr I
b. Hg Tl In
d. Ba S Fe
f. Mn H Xe
8. a) What factor(s) affect the radius of an atom within a family? # of energy levels (distance
from the nucleus), shielding
b) What factor(s) affect the radius of an atom within a period? Same # of energy levels,
different protons
9. Place the following atoms in order of increasing ionization energy (lowest to highest):
Al

Ar

Ba

Mg

Ba < Sr

< Al

Sr

< Mg < S < P < Ar

10. Arrange the following in order of increasing radius:

S 2-, Ga+3, Ca, Cl-1, Ne

Ne < Ga+3 < Cl-1 < S-2 < Ca