Periodic Table (Principles): Get the table organized.

in time!
Question 1: To which of the three main chemical classes does Mercury (Hg) belong to?
Don't forget you can read the theory, and look at the periodic table in the Media tab if you are in
doubt.
• It's not an element in the periodic table.
• Metalloids
• Metals
• Non-metals

Question 2: To figure out where the fallen-out boxes go to in the periodic table wall we need to
perform a couple of experiments. Luckily, we have all chemical elements in their pure form here
in the lab. What kind of experiment would help you categorize some of the elements?
• Test their ductility.
• Measure their electrical conductivity.
• Observe their shininess.
• All of the options are correct.

Question 3: You can see one sample of each of the elements we need to correctly assign to the
periodic table in front of you.
Based on their phase of matter and what you already learned, which of the elements is clearly
not a
metal?
• Calcium
• Neon
• Copper
• Sodium

Question 4: Which of the elements you tested doesn't have a characteristic metallic
appearance?
• Phosphorus
• Copper
• Calcium
• Sodium

Question 5: What are the different colors caused by that we can see in the flame test?
• Electrons falling back into their original shell.
• Metal ions reacting with chlorine.
• Metal atoms reacting with oxygen in the air.
• Electrons being excited.

Question 6: Cl chlorine is part of the element family Halogens, which are also known as salt
formers. How many valence electrons does Na sodium have when forming an ionic bond with Cl
chlorine? As you remember, valence electrons are the ones in the outermost shell.
• 2
• 4
• 8
• 1

Question 7: Based on what you know about their location in the periodic table, what do Cs
cesium. and Cl chlorine react to?
• CsCl4
• CsCl
• CsCl3
• CsCl2
Question 8: Which group of elements have a full octet of electrons?
• Alkali metals
• Halogens
• Noble gases
• Transition metals

Question 9: Applying the trends of oxidation states in the periodic table, what is a likely oxidation
state of Chlorine? A simple rule to remember is the oxidation state is for unmixed atoms the
same as their charge. Remember you can revisit the oxidation number image in the Media Tab
of the LabPad
• -1
• +1
• -7
• 7

Question 10: What do you think is the reason for an increasing atomic radius within one
group?
• Increasing number of electron shells
• Decreasing number of neutrons
• Decreasing number of protons
• Increasing number of electrons

Question 11: What do you think is the reason for a decreasing atomic radius within one
period?
• Increasing number of protons
• Decreasing metallic character
• Increasing electronegativity
• Decreasing number of neutrons

Question 12: When moving from left to right across a period, ionization energy is increasing?
By which other trend is this caused?
• Decrease of atomic radius.
• Increase of electrical conductivity.
• Decrease in atomic mass.
• Less electrons in the outer shell

Question 13: Have a look at the numbering in the periodic table. In the standard periodic table,
the
elements are listed in order of increasing atomic number Z.
What do you think the atomic number represents?
• Atomic Mass
• Number of electrons
• Number of neutrons
• Number of protons

Question 14: Lucy: Can you tell me what the green color here in the periodic table stands for?
• Metalloids
• Non-metals
• Noble gases
• Halogens
Question 15: Lucy: What's up with the other elements that are in the same group as Krypton.
Do they have anything in common?
• They have the same number of protons.
• They have the same number of valence electrons.
• They have the same number of electron shells.
• They have the same atomic mass.

Question 16: Lucy: We also just covered electronegativity in class, and I heard it’s something
that one can estimate from the periodic table. Which is the element with the lowest
electronegativity?
• Francium
• Helium
• Neon
• Lithium