Worksheets Name
Periodic Trends IB SL
Class
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Date
Instructor name: Sally Wyatt
1. What is the trend for atomic radius moving down the periodic table?
a) decrease b) increase
2. What is the reason for why electronegativity increases across a period on the periodic table?
a) the inner electron shielding increases b) the effective nuclear charge increases
c) the effective nuclear charge decreases d) the inner electron shielding decreases
3. Why does ionization decrease from Be to B instead of increase like the rest of the period trend?
a) electron-electron repulsion is taking place in the 2p b) a 2p sublevel is added on B
sublevel
4. Why does the ionization energy decrease between N and O instead of increase?
a) electron-electron repulsion is taking place in the 2p b) a 2p sublevel is added on O
sublevel of O
5. Which element has a higher melting point?
a) Cs b) Na
c) Mg d) Al
6. Which element is the most reactive?
a) I b) Cl
c) F d) Br
7. The energy required to remove an electron from an atom is the ________.
a) electronegativity b) atomic radius
c) electron affinity d) ionization energy
8. The ability to attract an electron from another atom is known as _____.
a) ionization energy b) electronegativity
c) atomic radius d) electron affinity
9. Which of the following as the largest atomic radius?
a) O b) Se
c) Te d) S
10. Which of the following has the smallest electronegativity?
a) As b) Rb
c) Ca d) Ti
11. Which of the following has the highest melting point?
a) N b) F
c) C d) O
12. Which of the following is the most reactive?
a) Li b) Rb
c) Na d) K
13. Which of the following has the largest atomic radius?
a) Be b) Ca
c) Mg d) Ba
14. All of the following trends for group one elements decrease, except ______.
a) ionization energy b) electronegativity
c) reactivity d) melting point
15. All of the following group 17 trends decrease, except _____.
a) electronegativity b) ionization energy
c) melting point d) reactiviity