All in the Family
Lewis Dot Structures
Orbital Notation
Electron Configurations
Periodic Trends
100

What is another name for a column on the PT?

Group or Family

100

What is the maximum number of dots that can be placed around a chemical symbol?

8

100

Which rule requires that electrons in the same orbital must have opposite spins?

Pauli Exclusion principle

100

Identify the following element.

1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s24d9

Silver (Ag)

100

What is the most reactive metal on the periodic table?

Francium

200

Name group IIA/group 2.

Alkaline Earth Metals

200

What element in Row 4 has this Lewis Dot Structure? 


Gallium (Ga)

200

Which rule requires that electrons must enter the lowest energy sublevel available first?

Aufbau principle

200

Write the full electron configuration for Chromium (Cr).

1s22s22p63s23p64s23d4

200

Which periodic trend dictates the amount of energy needed to remove an electron to form an ion?

Ionization Energy

300

Name group VIIIA or Group 18

Noble Gases

300

What element in Row 3 has this Lewis Dot Structure?

Phosphorus (P)

300

Which rule requires that electrons must enter a sublevel individually in each orbital before pairing up?

Hund’s Rule

300

Write the full electron configuration for S-2.

1s22s22p63s23p6

300

Which family has an electronegativity of 0?

Noble Gases

400

What family contains lithium and potassium?

Alkali Metals or Group 1/IA

400

All alkali metals contain how many Lewis dots around their chemical symbol?

1

400

Which element is shown below?

Oxygen (O)

400

All transition metals end with what sublevel?

d  (d1, d2, d3…)

400

Which of the following elements has a larger atomic radius? 

Ca, Mg, Sc, K

K

500

Name the family that contains the most diatomic elements.

Halogens or Group 17/VII A

500

Name two other elements that have the same Lewis Dot Structure as carbon.

Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, and/or Fl

500

How many valence electrons are shown in the element below? 

5 Valence Electrons

500

What is wrong with the configuration below?

1s22s12p63s23p63d104s24p54d95s2

3d and 4s are out of order.

4d and 5s are out of order.

2s and 4p are not full.

500

Which of the following elements has a larger ionization energy?


F, O, S, Cl

F

600

Name the family that contains 5 valence electrons.

Nitrogen or Group 15/VA

600

Which noble gas does NOT have 8 valence electrons?

Helium (He)

600

The element below belongs to which family?

Halogens; Group 17/VIIA

600

Identify the three parts of the configuration below.


1s2

1 = energy level

s = sublevel

2 = number of electrons

600

Which of the following elements has a larger electronegativity? 

F, Cl, Ne, Ar

F