Name That Element
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Periodic Trends
On That Valence Drop
Thugustus
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Period 3, Group 2
Mg, Magnesium
100
What is a Period on ze Periodic Table?
A Period runs left to right horizontally across ze Periodic Table.
100
True or False: Electronegativity and Ionization Energy are directly related.
True!
100
True or False: Valence electrons are the innermost electrons in an atom's electron cloud.
FAHL-SE
100
True or False: M-Money stands for Mo'-Money, which is short for More-Money, which is an abbreviation for Give-Me-More-Money
False
200
Period 5, Group 6
Mo, Molybdenum
200
What is a Group on ze Periodic Table?
A Group runs up and down on ze Periodic Table.
200
Electronegativity increases as you go...
Up and Right
200
Group 2 elements have how many valence electrons?
Two
200
How many bones has Mr. Meadope broken from skateboarding?
Two; his left middle finger and his left big toe
300
Period 3, Group 16
S, Sulfur
300
What is Electronegativity?
Electronegativity is the measure of an atom's ability to hold it's electrons securely (think gravity for electrons around the nucleus).
300
Atomic Radius increases as you go...
Left and Down
300
Group 17 elements have how many valence electrons?
Seven
300
Thugustus graduated from what Mid West, Big 10 University?
Purdue
400
Period 6, Group 8
Os, Osmium
400
What is Ionization Energy?
Ionization Energy is the amount of energy needed to remove a single electron from an atom.
400
Ionization Energy decreases as you go...
Left and Down
400
True or False: The Transition Metals follow the same rules as the rest of ze Periodic Table for determining the number of valence electrons.
False.
400
What did Thugustus originally want to do when he went to college?
Teach science at a university in France.
500
Period 2, Group 13
B, Boron
500
What is Atomic Radius?
The Atomic Radius is one-half of the distance between two nuclei of the same element
500
1. What is the most electronegative element on ze Periodic Table?; and 2. What element is the largest?
1. F, Fluorine; 2. Fr, Francium
500
Why do all the elements in a group behave the same way?
Because they all have the same number of valence electrons!
500
Thugustus' favorite bird is the...
Golden Pheasant
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