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Science Activity Sheet

Quarter 3- MELC 4
Week 8
The Chemical Behaviors of an of
Element

REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS

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Science 8
Activity Sheet No. 7- THE CHEMICAL BEHAVIORS OF AN ELEMENT
First Edition, 2021

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SCIENCE 8 ACTIVITY SHEET No. 7

The Chemical Behaviors of an of Element

I. Learning Competency with Code

Use the periodic table to predict the chemical behavior of an element.
(S8MT-llIi-j-12)

II. Background Information for Learners

. Chemical properties/ behaviors of each element are determined by the element’s

electronic configuration, and particularly by its outermost valence electrons. An
element’s location within the table is essentially hooked in to its electrons; the amount
of valence shell electrons determines its group, and therefore the sort of orbital during
which the valence electrons dwell determines the element’s block. In addition, the
number of electron shells an atom has, determines which period it belongs to. Because
of its structure, the table has become a very useful instrument for assessing and
predicting elemental and chemical trends.
You may now explore the chemical behaviors of an element using the periodic
table and learn to predict the chemical properties by going through this learning activity.

III. Accompanying DepEd Textbook and Educational Sites

Department of Education. (2001). Chemistry III Textbook SEMP 2. pp. 92-96,

Quezon City, Philippines.

IV. Activity Proper

Activity 1
The Chemical Behaviors of an element

Directions: Study and examine the summary of the trends in properties of the elements in the
periodic table below and answer the questions that follow. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper..

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Guide Questions:

1. What happened to the ionization energy of Hydrogen “H” when its electron
affinity increases?_________________________________________________

2. What happened to the electron affinity of Oxygen “O” when its electronegativity
decreases? _____________________________________________________

3. When atomic size of element increases, its ionization energy ______________

4. As electronegativity of Gold “Au” decreases, its electron affinity gets________

Ionization Energy
Ionization energy values are highest for the noble gases, and lowest for the
alkali metals. Ionization energy decreases as the size of the atom increases. The first
electron to be removed is far from the nucleus in a big atom. Furthermore, there are
more electrons in between. This results in weaker electron-nucleus attraction along with
less ionization energy.
Recall that the first ionization energy is the energy required to remove the
outermost electron in a gaseous atom. This is the very reason why noble gases
elements exhibit the highest ionization energy although they are relatively bigger than
the elements they immediately follow in a given period. Therefore, a relatively large
amount of energy is needed to remove an electron from a stable atom.

Electron Affinity
Just an electron in the outermost orbital absorbs energy to escape the attraction
of the nucleus, an electron must release energy to enter and occupy the outermost
orbital of a neutral atom of an element in gas phase. The energy released when an atom
takes in an electron is called electron affinity (E.A). Electron Affinity measures an atom’s
ability to attract electrons. The higher E.A., the more stable the atom and the greater is
the chance to take in electrons. The lower the E.A., the less stable the atom and the
lesser is the chance to take in another electron. As you move down a family in the
Periodic Table, the values of electron affinity decrease. As you move from the left to the
right of a period, the values of electron affinity increase.
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Electronegativity. It may be defined simply as the ability of an atom to
hold or attract electrons.
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Atomic Size. Most of the volume of an atom is occupied by its electron
cloud. The size of the atom is determined by the size of its orbitals. Atomic
size is expressed by the radius of the atom.
V. Reflection:

Based on your understanding, why do you think it is important to know the

chemical behaviors of an element in the periodic table?
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1. It also increases.
2. It also decreases.
3. decreases
4. decreases
Reflection
Answers may vary
VI. Answer Key