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Unit - Periodic classification -II Class- XI

Student’s name- Faculty Incharge- Mr.P. Eazhilan

Blocks in periodic table

1. Give the general outer electronic configuration of s,p,d and f blocks

2. How are elements classified into different blocks?
3. List the groups present in s,p and d blocks
4. What are lanthanoids and actinoids?
5. What are chalcogens and halogens?
6. Why are d block elements known as transition elements?
7. Why are f block elements known as inner transition elements?
8. Why are f block elements kept separately?
9. Give any 4 characteristics of metals and non metals.
10. How does the metallic and non metallic characteristics varies in a group and period?
11. What are metalloids?

Periodic trends , atomic and ionic radius.

1. What are periodic properties ?

2. Define the following terms (a)atomic radius (b)ionic radius © metallic radius
3. How does the atomic and ionic radius vary in a group and a period?
4. Mention the challenges in measuring the atomic radius of an atom?
5. Atomic radius increases gradually from top to bottom in a group. why?
6. Atomic radius decreases gradually from left to right in a period. why?
7. How is a cation and anion formed?
8. Why are cations smaller than the parent atom?
9. Why are anions larger than the parent atom?
10. What are isoelectronic species? Give examples.
11. The ionic radius of fluoride ion (F– ) is 136 pm whereas the atomic radius of fluorine is only 64
pm. On the other hand, the atomic radius of sodium is 186 pm compared to the ionic radius of 95
pm for Na+. Why?
12. “O2–, F– , Na+ and Mg2+” what is common in all the given species?
13. Which of the following species will have the largest and the smallest size? Mg, Mg2+, Al, Al3+.
14. Name a species that will be isoelectronic with each of the following atoms or ions. (i) F– (ii) Ar
(iii) Mg2+ (iv) Rb+
15. Consider the following species : N3–, O2–, F– , Na+, Mg2+ and Al3+ (a) What is common in
them? (b) Arrange them in the order of increasing ionic radii.

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16. Arrange the following species in decreasing order of atomic/ ionic radius : X, X2+, X-, X+, X2-

Ionisation enthalpy

1. What do you mean by ionisation enthalpy?

2. How does the ionisation enthalpy vary in a group and a period?
3. What does negative values of ionisation enthalpy mean?
4. Why should ionisation enthalpy be calculated for a neutral, isolated and gaseous atom?
5. Give the general trends in successive ionisation enthalpies of an atom?
6. Which group has maximum and minimum values of ionisation potential?
7. What do you know about the ionisation potential of metals and nonmetals?
8. Explain the factors affecting the ionisation potential?
9. Why does ionisation potential decrease down a group?
10. Why does ionisation potential decrease down a group?
11. Which element has maximum ionisation potential among the given pair? (a)F or I (b)Na or Rb
(c)Cl or Mg (d) Fe or Sc
12. How can you correlate the metallic and non metallic behaviour with ionisation potential?
13. What do you mean by screening or shielding effect? How does it influence the ionisation
potential?
14. First ionisation enthalpy of B is slightly less than Be. Why?
15. From each set, choose which has the largest ionisation potential.(a)F, O, N (b)Mg, P, Ar © B,
Al, Ga
16. From each set, choose which has the lowest ionisation potential.(a) Cl/ S (b) Cl/ F © K / Ar
17. What is the significance of the terms — ‘isolated gaseous atom’ and ‘ground state’ while
defining the ionisation enthalpy and electron gain enthalpy?
18. Energy of an electron in the ground state of the hydrogen atom is –2.18×10–18J. Calculate the
ionisation enthalpy of atomic hydrogen in terms of J mol–1.
19. Among the second period elements the actual ionisation enthalpies are in the order
Li < B < Be < C < O < N < F < Ne. Explain why (i) Be has higher ∆i H than B (ii) O has lower ∆i H
than N and F?
20. How would you explain the fact that the first ionisation enthalpy of sodium is lower than that of
magnesium but its second ionisation enthalpy is higher than that of magnesium?
21. What are the various factors due to which the ionisation enthalpy of the main group elements
tends to decrease down a group?
22. The first ionisation enthalpy values (in kJ mol–1) of group 13 elements are :

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How would you explain this deviation from the general trend ?
23. Would you expect the second electron gain enthalpy of O as positive, more negative or less
negative than the first? Justify your answer.
24. Would you expect the first ionisation enthalpies for two isotopes of the same element to be the
same or different? Justify your answer.

Electron gain enthalpy

1. What do you mean by electron gain enthalpy?

2. Electron gain enthalpy may be endothermic or exothermic. How?
3. Why is the electron gain enthalpy always negative for most atoms?
4. What does the negative value of electron gain enthalpy mean?
5. Halogens have maximum negative electron gain enthalpy. Why?
6. Noble gases have large positive electron gain enthalpy. Why?
7. The electron gain enthalpy becomes negative as we move from left to right in a period. Why?
8. Explain the factors that affect the electron gain enthalpy.
9. The electron gain enthalpy of fluorine is less negative than chlorine. why?
10. The electron gain enthalpy of noble gases are positive while that of Be, Mg, N, P are almost
zero. why?
11. Arrange the following elements in the order of increasing negative electron gain enthalpy

12. Which of the following pairs has highest negative electron gain enthalpy?

Electronegativity , valency, oxidation state and periodicity in chemical reactivity

1.Define electronegativity
2. Assign the values of electronegativity as per pauling's scale for F, O,N, H, Cl
3. How does electronegativity vary in a group and a period?
4. The electronegativity gradually decreases from top to bottom in a group. Why?
5. Discuss the factors affecting electronegativity.

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6. How does hybridisation affect the electronegativity of an atom?
7. Which element has highest and lowest electronegativity?
8. How is the metallic nature of an element related to electronegativity ?
9. Differentiate electronegativity and electron gain enthalpy.
10. What do you mean by diagonal relationship?
11. What do you mean by valency of an element?
12. How does the valency of an element vary with the group and period?
13. Give the general formula of the oxides, hydrides and halides formed by elements of group 1, 2,
13, 14, 15, 16,17.
14. What do you mean by oxidation state of an element?
15. Discuss few anomalous properties exhibited by group 2 elements
16. Why do group 2 elements exhibit anomalous behaviour?
17. Considering the elements B, Al, Mg, and K, the correct order of their metallic character is :
(a) B > Al > Mg > K (b) Al > Mg > B > K (c) Mg > Al > K > B (d) K > Mg > Al > B
18. Considering the elements B, Al, Mg, and K, the correct order of their metallic character is :
(a) B > Al > Mg > K (b) Al > Mg > B > K (c) Mg > Al > K > B (d) K > Mg > Al > B
19. Considering the elements B, Al, Mg, and K, the correct order of their metallic character is :
(a) B > Al > Mg > K (b) Al > Mg > B > K (c) Mg > Al > K > B (d) K > Mg > Al > B
20. The size of isoelectronic species — F– , Ne and Na+ is affected by
(a) nuclear charge (Z ) (b) valence principal quantum number (n)
(c) electron-electron interaction in the outer orbitals
(d) none of the factors because their size is the same.

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Mr. P. Eazhilan, PGT Chemistry, Velammal Vidhyashram, Surapet
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