STAGE 2 CHEMISTRY

Elemental & Environmental Chemistry

ASSIGNMENT 1.1a

NAME:

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THE PERIODIC TABLE & OXIDES

1. Using main shell and sub-shell notations, write the electron configuration of the
(a) Beryllium atom__________________________
(b) Aluminium ion_________________________

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2. Chromium can occur as the chromium (III) ion in its compounds.

(a) State the block of the periodic table to which chromium belongs.
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(b) State the electronic configuration of the chromium (III) ion, using sub-shell notation.
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(c) (i) Name the block of the periodic table in which manganese occurs.
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(ii) Manganese exhibits many oxidation states in its compounds. State the electronic
configuration of manganese in the Mn3+ ion.
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3. By referring to the position of an element in the periodic table it is possible to determine a

number of properties of an element and its compounds.
(a) State the block of the periodic table to which Magnesium belongs.
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(b) State whether Magnesium would have a high, an intermediate, or a low electronegativity.
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(c) State the charge that would be present on the ion formed by Magnesium.
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(d) Write the formula of Magnesium oxide.

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(e) State whether Magnesium oxide would be a solid, liquid, or gas at room temperature.
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(f) Write an equation for the reaction of Magnesium oxide with water and classify the oxide as
acidic, amphoteric or basic.
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4. (a) If an oxide of an element is amphoteric, would you classify the element as being strongly
metallic, strongly non-metallic or intermediate?
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(b) In what part of the periodic table are elements with the highest electronegativity to be
found? Which element has the highest electronegativity?
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(c) The element Astatine (At) has the valence shell electron configuration _ _ _ 6s26p5. The
element is rare, its nucleus is unstable and very little is known about its properties. By analogy
with elements of similar electronic configuration predict two properties which it might possess.
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5. State and write equations to illustrate the acidic/basic nature of the oxides of sodium and
aluminium and one of the oxides of sulphur. You will need 2 equations for each oxide.

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