Question 1

2 out of 2 points

Noble gases have the highest electronegativity values.

Selected Answer:

False
Correct Answer:

False
Response
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Since noble gases have a filled octet of valence electrons, they are stable
and do not usually form bonds with other atoms. They do not have
electronegativity values.

Question 2
2 out of 2 points

The ionization energy of an element is the amount of energy required to remove an

electron from one atom of that element.
Selected Answer:

True
Correct Answer:

True
The ionization energy is the amount of energy required to remove an
electron from a neutral atom of that element.

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Question 3
2 out of 2 points

When an electron is added to a neutral atom of an element to form a negative ion, the
resulting change in energy is referred to as the electron potential of that element.
Selected Answer:

False
Correct Answer:

False
Response
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Electron affinity of an element is the change in energy when an electron

is added to a neutral atom to form a negative ion.

Question 4
2 out of 2 points

The distance from the center of the atom to the average position of the outermost
electrons is referred to as the atomic mass of the element.
Selected Answer:

False
Correct Answer:

False
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The distance from the center to the average position of the outermost
electrons is the radius of an atom of that element and is a measurement
of the atom's size.

Question 5
2 out of 2 points

Atomic size increases as you move from left to right across a period of elements.
Selected Answer:

False
Correct Answer:

False
Response
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Atomic radius (atomic size) decreases as you move from left to right
across a period of elements, because the electrons are drawn closer to the
increasingly positive nuclei.

Question 6
3 out of 3 points

Which of the following atoms would possess the largest atomic radius?
Selected Answer:

francium
Correct Answer:

francium
Response

The atomic radius of each element's atoms increases from right to left

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across a period and down a group.

Question 7
3 out of 3 points

An N atom is smaller than a Be atom. Why is an N3- ion much bigger than a Be2+ ion?
Selected
Answer:

Correct
Answer:

cations are smaller than their neutral atoms; anions are

larger than their neutral atoms
cations are smaller than their neutral atoms; anions are
larger than their neutral atoms

Response Metal elements (left side of the period) form cations by losing valence
Feedback electrons. Then, the nucleus, which did not lose any protons, attracts the
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fewer electrons more closely, making the cations smaller than their neutral

atoms; nonmetal elements (right side of the period) form anions by adding
valence electrons. Then, the nucleus, which did not add any protons, attracts
the greater number of electrons more loosely, making the anions larger than
their neutral atoms.

Question 8
3 out of 3 points

The 57th electron in an atom's electron configuration will be placed into which orbital?
Selected Answer:

4f
Correct Answer:

4f
Response
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On the periodic table, element 57 holds the first spot in the "f block" This
row represents the 4f sub-level-this sub-level will accommodate electrons
57 through 71.

Question 9
3 out of 3 points

The electron configuration 1s22s22p63s2 describes the electrons of which element?

Selected Answer:

magnesium
Correct Answer:

magnesium
Response
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The electron configuration can be determined by first identifying the s, p,

d, and f-blocks of the periodic table. The position of Mg on the periodic
table corresponds to the 3s2 electron.

Question 10
2 out of 2 points

The full electron configuration for rubidium is 1s22s22p63s23p64s24d104p65s1.

Selected Answer:

False
Correct Answer:

False
Response
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After the 4s sub-level is filled, the 3d sub-level will then begin

filling.

Question 11
2 out of 2 points

Transition metal elements are in the "d block" on the periodic table, because the electron
configuration of every transition metal ends with electrons in "d" atomic orbitals.
Selected Answer:

True
Correct Answer:

True
Response
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Each periodic table configuration block corresponds to electrons being filled

in a particular sub-level: "s," "p," "d" or "f."; For example, the electron
configuration of Ti, a ";d block" element, is [Ar]4s23d2.