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Chemistry Honors Unit 3 Practice Exam

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. electronegativity f. periodic law
b. ionization energy g. cation
c. atomic radius h. period
d. metal i. group
e. transition metal j. electrons
 
 1.  horizontal row in the periodic table
 
 2.  vertical column in the periodic table
 
 3.  A repetition of properties occurs when elements are arranged in order of
increasing atomic number.
 
 4.  type of element that is a good conductor of heat and electric current
 
 5.  type of element characterized by the presence of electrons in the d orbital
 
 6.  one-half the distance between the nuclei of two atoms when the atoms are joined
 
 7.  type of ion formed by Group 2 elements
 
 8.  subatomic particles that are transferred to form positive and negative ions
 
 9.  ability of an atom to attract electrons when the atom is in a compound
 
 10. energy required to remove an electron from an atom
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 11. What is another name for the representative elements?
a. Main group elements c. Inner transition elements
b. Transition elements d. Transuranium elements
 
 12. Which of the following elements is in the same period as phosphorus?
a. carbon c. nitrogen
b. magnesium d. oxygen
 
 13. Each period in the periodic table corresponds to ____.
a. a principal energy level c. an orbital
b. an energy sublevel d. a suborbital
 
 14. The modern periodic table is arranged in order of increasing atomic ____.
a. mass c. number
b. charge d. radius
 
 15. Who arranged the elements according to atomic mass and used the arrangement
to predict the properties of missing elements?
a. Henry Moseley c. John Dalton
b. Antoine Lavoisier d. Dmitri Mendeleev
 
 16. Of the elements Pt, V, Li, and Kr, which is a nonmetal?
a. Pt c. Li
b. V d. Kr
 
 17. In which of the following sets is the symbol of the element, the number of
protons, and the number of electrons given correctly?
a. In, 49 protons, 49 electrons c. Cs, 55 protons, 132.9
electrons
b. Zn, 30 protons, 60 electrons d. F, 19 protons, 19 electrons
 
 18. Which of the following is true about the electron configurations of the noble
gases?
a. The highest occupied s and p sublevels are completely filled.
b. The highest occupied s and p sublevels are partially filled.
c. The electrons with the highest energy are in a d sublevel.
d. The electrons with the highest energy are in an f sublevel.
 
 19. Elements that are characterized by the filling of p orbitals are classified as ____.
a. groups 3A through 8A c. inner transition metals
b. transition metals d. groups 1A and 2A
 
 20. Which subatomic particle plays the greatest part in determining the properties of
an element?
a. proton c. neutron
 b. electron d. none of the above
 

Short Answer
 
 21. The s and p sublevels of an atom of an element in period 3 are filled with
electrons. Which orbitals are filled in this atom?

 
 22. From which orbital in a lithium atom is an electron transferred to form Li ?

 
 23. What orbital is filled when iodine gains an electron to become a negative ion?

 
 24. In which group in the periodic table do the elements have the highest
electronegativity values?

Essay
 
 25. Describe the trends in the atomic size of elements within groups and across
periods in the periodic table. Provide examples.
  
 26. Explain how ions form. Provide examples.

 
 27. Describe the trends in first ionization energy within groups and across periods in
the periodic table. Provide examples.

 
 28. Positive ions are smaller than the atoms from which they are formed, but negative
ions are larger than the atoms from which they are formed. Explain why this is so.

 
 29. Describe the trends in electronegativity within groups and across periods in the
periodic table. Provide examples.