Exam 7: Periodic Properties of the Elements

A group of ions all containing the same number of electrons constitutes an isoelectronic series.

Which of the following correctly represents the second ionization of aluminum?

The substance ________ is always produced when an active metal reacts with water.

The first ionization energies of the elements ________ as you go from left to right across a period of the periodic table, and ________ as you go from the bottom to the top of a group in the table.

[Kr]5s² is the electron configuration for ________.

Which nonmetal exists as a diatomic solid?

When two elements combine to form a compound, the greater the difference in metallic character between the two elements, the greater the likelihood that the compound will be ________.

Which alkali metals can react with oxygen to form either the peroxide or the superoxide?

Which one of the following is not true about the alkali metals?

Of the following, which gives the correct order for atomic radius for Ca, K, As, Ge and Kr?

In which orbital does an electron in a copper atom experience the greatest effective nuclear charge?

What are the elements called that are located between the metals and nonmetals?

________ is isoelectronic with argon.

Most of the elements on the periodic table are ________.

Of the elements below, ________ is the least metallic.

The atomic radius of iodine is one-half the distance separating the iodine nuclei.

The most common and stable allotrope of sulfur is ________.

Which one of the following beverages originally contained lithium salts?

The ________ have the most negative electron affinities.

The first noble gas to be incorporated into a compound was ________.