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CHM Ch 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The primary substances of which all other things are composed are | Elements |
| What elements are in hydroxyapatite, Ca5(PO4)3OH, a major compound in human bones and teeth? | Calcium, phosphorous, oxygen, hydrogen |
| What is a characteristic of the modern periodic table? | The elements in each group have similar chemical properties. |
| Which of the following properties is not a characteristic of the Group 1A (1) elements (alkali metals)? | Most of them are liquids at room temperature. |
| The Group 8A (18) elements ________. | Are unreactive and are rarely found in combination with other elements |
| Strontium is a ... | Metal |
| Nitrogen is a ... | Nonmetal |
| Silicon is a ... | Metalloid |
| Characteristic of nonmetals? | Low melting point |
| Nitrogen is a ... | Nobel gas |
| The elements lithium, sodium, and potassium ________. | Are in the same group |
| The elements sodium, magnesium, and silicon ________. | Are in the same period |
| Which element would have physical and chemical properties similar to chlorine? | Br |
| What is the symbol of the element in Group 4A (14) and Period 2? | C |
| ... has chemical properties similar to magnesium | Strontium |
| Helium is a ... | Noble gas |
| The electron arrangement of any particular atom shows | The number of electrons in each energy level |
| The maximum number of electrons that may occupy the third electron energy level is | 18 |
| What is the element with the electron arrangement 2,8,7? | Cl |
| What is the electron arrangement for aluminum? | 2,8,3 |
| What is the electron arrangement for potassium (atomic number 19)? | 2,8,8,1 |
| What element has the electron arrangement 2,8,4? | Silicon |
| The number of electrons in the outer energy level of a neutral atom of boron (atomic number 5) is | 3 |
| What is the correct electron arrangement for the lithium atom? | 2,1 |
| The number of electron energy levels in a magnesium atom is | 3 |
| The number of valence electrons found in an atom of a Group A element is equal to | Its group number |
| Valence electrons are electrons located | In the outermost energy level of an atom |
| In an electron-dot symbol of an element, the dots are used to represent | The valence electrons |
| How many valence electrons are in the electron-dot symbols for the elements in group 3A (13)? | 3 |
| The number of dots in the electron dot symbol of nitrogen is | 5 |
| The number of dots in the electron dot symbol of carbon is | four |
| The atomic size of atoms | Decreases going across a period |
| The atomic size of atoms | Increases going down within a group |
| The ionization energy of atoms | Decreases going down within a group |
| Ionization energy is | The energy needed to remove the least tightly bound electron |
| The metallic character of elements | Increases going down within a group |
| The metallic character of elements | Decreases going across a period |
| Identify the green-yellowish gas that is used as a disinfecting agent. | Chlorine |
| When filling degenerate orbitals, electrons fill them singly first, with parallel spins is known as | Hund's rule |
| How many valence electrons does an atom of Al possess? | 3 |
| How many valence electrons do the halogens possess? | 7 |
| How many valence electrons do the alkali metals possess? | 1 |
| Place the following elements in order of increasing atomic radius. P Ba Cl | Ba < Cl < P |
| Place the following in order of increasing atomic radius. As O Br | Br < As < O |
| Place the following in order of increasing radius. Br⁻ Na⁺ Rb⁺ | Na⁺ < Rb⁺ < Br⁻ |
| Which reaction below represents the first ionization of O? | O(g) → O⁺(g) + e⁻ |
| Which reaction below represents the second ionization of Sr? | Sr⁺(g) → Sr2⁺(g) + e⁻ |
| Place the following in order of decreasing IE1 (ionization energy for first electron). Cs Mg Ar | Mg > Cs > Ar |