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Class: IX Section: ______ Subject:

Chemistry 5070
Name: ____________________ Topic: The Periodic
Table
Worksheet

1. Choose from the following elements to answer the questions.

aluminium
carbon
hydrogen
iron
magnesium
nitrogen
oxygen
sodium
vanadium

Each element may be used once, more than once or not at all. Which element:

(i) is a catalyst in the Haber process,

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(ii) makes up 21% of dry air,

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(iii) can be formed when hydrocarbons are cracked,

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(iv) forms aqueous ions with a 3+ charge which give a white precipitate when added to
aq
aqueous ammonia,

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(v) has an atom with only three electrons in its outer shell?

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2 The elements in Group VII of the Periodic Table are called the halogens.

(a) Explain why the elements in Group VII have similar chemical properties.

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(b) A redox reaction happens when chlorine gas is bubbled through aqueous potassium iodide.

Cl2(g) + 2I(aq) I2(aq) + 2Cl (aq)

(i) Describe what is observed during this reaction.

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3 The Periodic Table is an arrangement of elements in groups and periods.

a. Describe how the position of an element in the Periodic Table is related to its electronic
configuration.

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b. Aluminium is an element in Group III of the Periodic Table.

Deduce the electronic configuration of the aluminium ion.

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4 Some properties of the Group V elements are shown.

element electrical melting point boiling point
conductivity / °C / °C
of solid
nitrogen non- –210 –196
conductor
phosphorus non- 44 281
conductor
arsenic non-
conductor
antimony poor 631 1587
conductor
bismuth conducts 271 1564

a. Use the information in the table.

i. Predict the physical state of nitrogen at –200 °C. Explain your answer.

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ii. Predict the melting point of arsenic.

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b. Use the information in the table to explain how the structure and bonding in nitrogen differ
from the structure and bonding in bismuth.

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5 Chromium is a transition element.

Sodium is an element in Group I of the Periodic Table.

a. Explain how both chromium and sodium conduct electricity.

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b. Describe two differences in the physical properties of chromium and sodium.

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c. Use ideas about the structure of metals to explain why Iron is Malleable
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6 The Periodic Table is an arrangement of elements in groups and periods.

d. What are the factors that determine the position of an element in the Periodic Table?

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e. Phosphorus is an element in Group V of the Periodic Table.

Deduce the electronic configuration of a phosphide ion, P3–.

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7 Properties of Group VI elements are shown.

element density at melting boiling electrical

room point point conductiv
temperature / °C / °C ity of
in g / cm3 solid
oxygen 0.0013 −219 −183 very poor
sulfur 2.1 115 445 poor
selenium 221 685 poor
tellurium 6.2 450 988 quite
good
polonium 9.2 254 962 good

f. (i) Use the information in the table to suggest the density of selenium at room temperature.

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(ii) Use the information in the table to deduce the physical state of oxygen at −190 °C.

Explain your answer.

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g. (i) Describe the trend in the electrical conductivity of the Group VI elements.

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(ii) There is a trend in the melting points of the Group VI elements.

Which element does not follow this trend?

Use the data in the table to explain your answer.

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explanation ........................................................................................................................

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h. Use the information in the table to explain how the structure and bonding in oxygen differs
from the structure and bonding in polonium.

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8 Bismuth is a metallic element in Group V of the Periodic Table.

(a) Complete the diagram to show the structure and bonding in a typical metal.

Label your diagram.

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(b) Describe three physical properties which are typical of most metals.

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1 Molybdenum, Mo, is a transition element.

(a) Suggest one physical property of molybdenum that is typical of a transition element.

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(b) Suggest one chemical property of molybdenum compounds that is typical of compounds of
transition elements.

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