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What does "atomic radius" mean?

Size of the atom

Half the distance between two nuclei

Distance from nucleus to outermost electrons

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What does "ionization energy" refer to?

The energy required to remove an electron from an atom

100

An unknown sample has a shiny luster, is very malleable, and is highly conductive of electricity, it is most likely a.... (metal, nonmetal, or metalloid)

Metal

100

What are the vertical columns of the periodic table called?

The family/ group

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Who first developed the periodic table of the elements?

Dmitri Medeleev

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As you go down a column on the table, what happens to the radius?

Increases

200

As you go across a row from left to right, what tends to happen to ionization energy?

It increases

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Nonmetals tend to be found in which region of the periodic table?

Top right

200

What are the horizontal rows of the table called?

The period

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Why do elements that are in the same "family" have similar properties

Same # of valence electrons

300

As you move across a row on the table what happens to the atomic radius

Decreases

300

As you move down a column from top to bottom, what tends to happen to ionization energy?

It decreases

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What tends to happen when a nonmetal ion comes close to a metal ion?

They attract/ form a bond

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What do elements in the same row have in common?

Number of energy levels (or shells/ rings)
300

What charge will a Phosphorus (P) ion have?

-3

400

Which atom has a larger radius- Iron (Fe) or Gallium (Ga)?

Iron (Fe)

400

Which atom has a larger first ionization energy, Aluminum (Al) or Sulfur (S)?

Sulfur

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Which of these elements is not a metal: Potassium (K), Astatine (At), Lithium (Li), Sodium (Na)

Astatine (At)

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What do elements in the same column have in common?

Same number of valence electrons

400

Which state of matter are most nonmetals at room temperature?

Gas

500

Rank these four elements in order from smallest to largest atomic radius: (P, Cd, Zn, S)

S, P, Zn, Cd

500

Rank these four elements in order of increasing first ionization energy: S, Cu, Ag, Cl

Ag, Cu, S, Cl

500

Which of these elements is not a metalloid: Geranium (Ge), Silicon (Si), Aluminum (Al), Arsenic (As)

Aluminum (Al)

500
In which quadrant of the table would I find an element that has very large atoms that require only a small input of energy to remove an electron?

Bottom left

500

Which metal will be more reactive- Calcium (Ca) or Lead (Pb)?

Calcium