Question 1
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The color of a fire that an alkali metal gives is due to what?
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The electron in the metal atom goes from a higher energy level to a lower energy level.
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The metal gives off black-body radiation.
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The metal atom ionizes.
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The electron in the metal atom goes from a lower energy level to a higher energy level.
Question 2
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Which one of these sets has the elements arranged in correct order of increasing atomic radius and correctly explains the basis for this order?
Hint: When electrons are being shielded (repelled) by one another, what does this do to the size of the atom?
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Ca < Sr = Rb because size depends on the principal quantum number.
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Sr < Rb < Ca because fewer protons mean a larger radius.
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Ca < Rb < Sr because radius depends on the total number of subatomic particles.
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Ca < Sr < Rb because of effective nuclear charge and number of occupied principal shells.
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Ca < Sr < Rb because of the number of protons and the number of occupied principal shells.
Question 3
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Which of these operations will result in finding your Effective Nuclear Charge?
Hint: Can we draw a relationship between Effective Nuclear Charge and Electron Shielding?
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Add the number of Protons and Valence Electrons
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Subtract the number of Valence Electrons from the number Protons
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Subtract the number of inner/core Electrons from the number of Protons
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Add the number of inner/core Electrons and Valence Electrons
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Question 4
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An atom or ion with all electrons paired will exhibit which of these..
Question 5
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How many valence electrons does a +1 cation of F (Fluorine) have?
Hint: It may help to understand how Lewis Dot Structures work.
Question 6
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What is the very first thing you should do when you're given the name of a compound?
Question 7
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Which one of these two elements is more likely to lose an electron than the other? Why?
[Ne]3s1 [Kr]5s2, 4d10, 5p5
Think: What is the trend in Ionizing Energy, Electron affinity and Atomic Radius? Atoms with stronger ionizing energy do WHAT to weak little punks like Lithium? A bigger Atomic Radius means it's easier to do what to an atom? Where is the Atomic Radius the largest?
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Magnesium-Mg, Because it is easier to lose one electron and achieve Noble gas stability, than to gain 6.
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Antimony-Sb, Because it has enough Ionizing Energy, it will drop the electron and achieve Noble gas stability.
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Sodium-Na, Because it is easier to lose one electron and achieve Noble gas stability, than to gain 6.
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Iodine-I, In losing an electron it will reach Noble gas stability.
Question 8
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The electron affinity for an atom A is greater than that of atom B. What can be inferred from the given statement?
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Atom A gains electrons more easily than atom B.
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Atom A has fewer valence electrons than atom B.
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Atomic radius of atom A is larger than that of atom B.
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Atom A loses electrons more easily than atom B.
Question 9
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Electron affinities of fluorine (F) and chlorine are –327.8 kJ/mol and –348.5 kJ/mol respectively. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the given statement?
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Fluorine has fewer valence electrons than chlorine.
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The atomic radius of fluorine is larger than that of chlorine.
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Energy is absorbed when fluorine and chlorine atoms gain an electron.
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Energy is released when fluorine and chlorine atoms gain an electron.
Question 10
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Which of the following statements is true?
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Nonmetals gain electrons readily and hence have large electron affinity.
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Nonmetals lose electrons readily and hence have low electron affinity.
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Metals gain electrons readily and hence have low electron affinity.
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Metals lose electrons readily and hence have large electron affinity.
Question 11
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The Transition Metals are the elements in Groups 1B and 3B through 8B. Transition Metals either have incompletely filled d subshells or readily lose electrons to achieve incompletely filled d subshells. According to this definition, which group of elements are not Transition Metals?
Hint: Attention to detail is key.
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Group 9b - Zn, Cd, Hg
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Group 2b - Cu, Ag, Au
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Group 2b - Cu, Zn, Rg
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Group 2b - Zn, Cd, Hg
Question 12
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True or False: The proccess of when an atom GAINS electrons to become an ion, is called Ionization
Question 13
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In drawing Lewis structures, a single line (single bond) between two elements represents?
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an equally shared electron
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an octet of electrons
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an unshared pair of electrons
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a shared pair of electrons
Question 14
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Which of the diatomic elements has a double bond between its atoms?
HINT: one of these things is not like the other *cough* valence shell *cough*
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oxygen
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fluorine
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nitrogen
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hydrogen