Answer these questions before beginning the lab.

Be sure to turn them in when you

submit your lab report.

1. On the periodic table, what is a period? What characteristic is shared by

elements in the same period?

2. On the periodic table, what is a group? For the main groups, what
characteristic do the elements have in common?

3. Look at the periodic table listing ionic radii trends. Why are the radii
changing as you move down the table within one column? Why are the radii
changing as you move across the table from left to right within one row?
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3.4.3 Lab: Periodic Properties