Chapter-3

Classification of elements and periodicity in properties

WORKSHEET
1. Define the following and state how their properties vary along the period
and group:

a. Atomic radii
b. Ionization energy
c. Electron affinity
d. Electronegativity
2 Give the general electronic configuration P-block and D- block elements. Discuss
their properties.
3 Account for the following:

e. I.E2 is higher than I.E1.

f. I.E of Be is higher I.E of Boron.

g. Electron affinity of Cl is greater than Fluorine.

h. Electron affinity of noble gas elements is zero.
i. Noble gases have high I.E.

j. E.A of Be, Mg and N is almost zero.

4. a. What is meant by isoelectronic species.
b. Arrange in the increasing order of ionic radii:
Al+3 , O-2, Mg+2, Na+, N-3, Cl-
5. Would you expect the second electron gain enthalpy of O as positive, more negative
or less negative than the first? Justify your answer.
6. Write the IUPAC name of the following elements :
a.104 b.112 c.120 d.118
Identify the group and period they belong to.
7.Write the electronic configuration of the following:
a.Magnesium b. Copper c. Chromium
d. Titanium e. Zinc f. Argon
8Predict the formulas of the stable binary compounds that would be formed by the
combination of the following pairs of elements.
(a) Lithium and oxygen (b) Magnesium and nitrogen
(c) Aluminum and iodine (d) Silicon and oxygen
(e) Phosphorus and fluorine (f) Element 71 and fluorine
9. Which of the following will have the most negative electron gain enthalpy
and which the least negative?
P, S, Cl, F.
Explain your answer. 10.
Which of the following species will have the largest and the smallest size? Mg,
Mg2+, Al, Al3+.
11. Explain diagonal relationship of elements in periodic table with the help of an
example.
12. How do the first members of P-block elements differ from the rest of the
members in the group?
13. Show by a chemical reaction with water that Na2O is a basic oxide and
Cl2O7 is an acidic oxide.
14. What is the basic difference between the terms electron gain enthalpy and
electronegativity?
15. Explain why cation are smaller and anions larger in radii than their parent
atoms?
16. Lithium and magnesium both form nitrides, why? Explain with equations.
17. All d block elements are not transition elements. Explain.
18. How would you explain I.E1 Sodium is lower than that of magnesium? But
I.E2 sodium is higher than that of magnesium.
19. State Mendeleev’s periodic law. Discuss the limitations.
20. What is the major difference between metals & nonmetals.
21. What are metalloids, give example.
22. How metallic and nonmetallic character character varies along the period
and group?
23. Among alkali metal which element is least electronegative. Why?
24. The radius of Na+ is less than sodium atom .why?
25. O-2and Mg+2 are isoelectronic. But Mg+2 ion is smaller than O-2 why?