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Chapter 2

Chemical periodicity

5) Atomic radius generally increases as we move

__________.

A) down a group and from right to left across a period

B) up a group and from left to right across a period
C) down a group and from left to right across a period
D) up a group and from right to left across a period
E) down a group; the period position has no effect

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6) Of the following, which gives the correct order for atomic

radius for 12Mg, 11Na, 15P, 14Si and 18Ar?

A) Mg > Na > P > Si > Ar

B) Ar > Si > P > Na > Mg
C) Si > P > Ar > Na > Mg
D) Na > Mg > Si > P > Ar
E) Ar > P > Si > Mg > Na

General Chemistry-Problem 3

7) The atomic radius of main-group elements generally

increases down a group because __________.

A) effective nuclear charge increases down a group

B) effective nuclear charge decreases down a group
C) effective nuclear charge zigzags down a group
D) the principal quantum number of the valence orbitals
increases
E) both effective nuclear charge increases down a group
and the principal quantum number of the valence
orbitals increases

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6) The first ionization energies of the elements __________

as you go from left to right across a period of the periodic
table, and __________ as you go from the bottom to the
top of a group in the table.

A) increase, increase
B) increase, decrease
C) decrease, increase
D) decrease, decrease
E) are completely unpredictable

General Chemistry-Problem 5

8) In general, as you go across a period in the periodic

table from left to right:
(1) the atomic radius __________;
(2) the electron affinity becomes __________ negative;
and
(3) the first ionization energy __________.

A) decreases, decreasingly, increases

B) increases, increasingly, decreases
C) increases, increasingly, increases
D) decreases, increasingly, increases
E) decreases, increasingly, decreases

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12) Which one of the following has the smallest radius?

A) Na (Z=11)
B) Cl (Z=17)
C) Fe (Z=26)
D) P (Z=15)
E) Br (Z=35)

General Chemistry-Problem 7

13) Which one of the following atoms has the largest

radius?

A) I (Z=53)
B) Co (Z=27)
C) Ba (Z=36)
D) Sr (Z=38)
E) Ca (Z=20)

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Which of the following correctly lists the five atoms in order

of increasing size (smallest to largest)? 8O, 9F, 16S, 12Mg,
36Ba ,

A) O < F < S < Mg < Ba

B) F < O < S < Mg < Ba
C) F < O < S < Ba < Mg
D) O < F < S < Ba < Mg
E) F < S < O < Mg < Ba

General Chemistry-Problem 9

22) Which isoelectronic series is correctly arranged in order

of increasing radius? 19K, 20Ca , 17Cl, 18Ar

A) K Ca 2 Ar Cl
B) Cl Ar K Ca 2
C) Ca 2 Ar K Cl
2
D) Ca K Ar Cl
E) Ca 2 K Cl Ar

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28) Of the following elements, which has the largest first

ionization energy?

A) 19K
B) 37Rb
C) 38Sr
D) 20Ca
E) 38Ba

General Chemistry-Problem 11

8.27 When trying to remove electrons from Be, which of the

following sets of ionization energy makes the most sense
going from first to third ionization energy?
a. First IE 900 KJ/mol, second IE 1750 kJ/mol, third IE
15,000 kJ/mol
b. First IE 1750 KJ/mol, second IE 900 kJ/mol, third IE
15,000 kJ/mol
c. First IE 15,000 KJ/mol, second IE 1750 kJ/mol, third IE
900 kJ/mol
d. First IE 900 KJ/mol, second IE 15,000 kJ/mol, third IE
22,000 kJ/mol
e. First IE 900 KJ/mol, second IE 1750 kJ/mol, third IE 1850
kJ/mol
General Chemistry-Problem 12

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Arrange the following elements in order of increasing

values of electron affinity, that is, from most negative to
least negative.
19K, 35Br, 55Cs, 17Cl

a) Br< Cl< K<Cs b) Cl< Br< K<Cs

c) Cs< K< Br<Cl d) K< Cs< Cl<Br

General Chemistry-Problem 13

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General Chemistry-Problem 15

45).

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General Chemistry-Problem 17