Worksheet #8—Periodic Trends Name:______________________________

On the periodic table below, label the following:

a. Metals, nonmetals, metalloids
b. Noble gases, Halogens, Alkali Metals, Alkaline Earth Metals Transition Metals, Lanthanides, Actinides
c. Draw and label arrows that indicate whether the following increase or decrease across a period: electronegativity, ionization energy, atomic radius
d. Draw and label arrows that indicate whether the following increase or decrease down a group: electronegativity, ionization energy, atomic radius
Worksheet #8—Periodic Trends Name:______________________________

1. Explain the difference between Electronegativity and Ionization Energy.

2. Why does atomic radius decrease across a period?

3. Arrange the following elements in order of increasing electronegativity:

a. Selenium, Scandium, Copper
b. Oxygen, Polonium, Sulfur
c. Cesium, Rubidium, Francium

4. Arrange the following elements in order of decreasing ionization energy:

a. Germanium, Gallium, Arsenic
b. Barium, Beryllium, Calcium
c. Chlorine, Cadmium, Indium

5. In each of the following groups of elements, which atom is smallest? Which is largest?
a. Nickel, Platinum, Copper
b. Actinium, Phosphorus, Silver
c. Astatine, Tungsten, Mercury