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4. Chemical Periodicity

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Chemical Periodicity
Dodong Aleta
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Question 1

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Noble gases do not participate in any chemical reactions.
Answer
  • True. Absolutely all of them do not participate in any chemical reactions.
  • False. The heavier ones are found to participate in chemical reactions, mostly with fluorine and oxygen.
  • False. Most of them participate in chemical reactions, contrary to popular belief.
  • Scientists are not yet sure.

Question 2

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These are a group of elements that have their outermost electron occupying their outer s or p orbital
Answer
  • Group A or Representative Elements
  • Group B or Transition Elements
  • Both Group A and Group B
  • None of the above

Question 3

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These electrons have the greatest influence on the properties of elements
Answer
  • Innermost electrons
  • Outermost electrons
  • Both innermost and outermost
  • None of the above

Question 4

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Adding an electron to an __ usually causes dramatic changes in the physical and chemical properties of the atom
Answer
  • s or p orbital
  • d or f orbital
  • s or d orbital
  • p or f orbital

Question 5

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Within a family of representative elements, atomic radii __ from top to bottom. Across a period, it __ from left to right.
Answer
  • increases; decreases
  • decreases; increases
  • increases; increases
  • decreases; decreases

Question 6

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It is a measure of the minimum amount of energy required to remove the most loosely bound electron from an isolated gaseous atom to form an ion with a 1+ charge.
Answer
  • Ionization Energy
  • Activation Energy
  • Electron Affinity
  • Electronegativity

Question 7

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For a given element, the first ionization energy is always __ the second ionization energy.
Answer
  • greater than
  • less than
  • almost equal to
  • unrelated to

Question 8

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The first ionization energies generally __ from left to right across the period, and __ from top to bottom within a family.
Answer
  • increases; decreases
  • decreases; increases
  • increases; increases
  • decreases; decreases

Question 9

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Elements from Group __ are exceptions of the periodic trend of first ionization energies because __.
Answer
  • 2A; having a fully filled s orbital makes them almost as stable as noble gases
  • 3A; it is easier to remove the lone p1 electron than the fully filled s orbital
  • 4A; this is what experimental data is suggesting
  • 8A; they are the noble gases

Question 10

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Elements with low ionization energies form __.
Answer
  • ionic compounds by losing electrons to form cations
  • ionic compounds by gaining electrons to form anions
  • molecular compounds by sharing electrons with other elements
  • None of the above

Question 11

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Elements with intermediate ionization energies form __.
Answer
  • ionic compounds by losing electrons to form cations
  • ionic compounds by gaining electrons to form anions
  • molecular compounds by sharing electrons with other elements
  • None of the above

Question 12

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Elements with very high ionization energies form __.
Answer
  • ionic compounds by losing electrons to form cations
  • ionic compounds by gaining electrons to form anions
  • molecular compounds by sharing electrons with other elements
  • None of the above

Question 13

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It is defined as the energy change when an electron is added to an isolated gaseous atom to form an ion with a 1- charge.
Answer
  • Ionization Energy
  • Activation Energy
  • Electron Affinity
  • Electronegativity

Question 14

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Species are isoelectronic when __.
Answer
  • when they have the same electron affinity
  • when they have the same electronegativity
  • they have the same number of electrons
  • their outermost electron are in the same suborbital

Question 15

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Elements from the left side of the periodic table __ to attain noble gas configurations. By contrast, elements from the right side __.
Answer
  • lose electrons; gain electrons
  • gain electrons; lose electrons
  • lose protons; gain protons
  • gain protons; lose protons

Question 16

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Simple __ are always smaller than the neutral atoms. Conversely, simple __ are always larger.
Answer
  • negatively charged ions (anions) positively charged ions (cations)
  • positively charged ions (cations) negatively charged ions (anions)
  • This question does not make sense.
  • Why am I even here?

Question 17

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Both cation and anion sizes __ going down a group.
Answer
  • increase
  • decrease
  • vary irregularly

Question 18

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Within an isoelectric series, ionic radii __ with __ atomic number because of __ nuclear charge.
Answer
  • increase increasing increasing
  • decrease decreasing decreasing
  • decrease increasing increasing
  • increase decreasing decreasing

Question 19

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It is a measure of the relative tendency of an atom to attract electrons to itself when it is chemically combined with another atom.
Answer
  • Ionization Energy
  • Activation Energy
  • Electron Affinity
  • Electronegativity

Question 20

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Elements with high electronegativities are often __ that gain electrons to form __; those with low are often __ that lose electrons to form __.
Answer
  • metals; cations nonmetals; anions
  • nonmetals; anions metals; cations
  • metalloids; cations metals; cations
  • metalloids; cations nonmetals; anions

Question 21

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For representative elements, electronegativities usually __ from left to right across periods and __ from top to bottom within groups.
Answer
  • increase decrease
  • decrease increase
  • increase increase
  • decrease decrease

Question 22

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Electronegativities of the elements are expressed on a somewhat arbitrary scale, called the __.
Answer
  • Cavendish scale
  • Arrhenius scale
  • Oswald scale
  • Pauling scale

Question 23

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Two elements with a large difference in electronegativities tend to react with each other to form __ compounds, whereas those with similar electronegativities tend to form __ bonds.
Answer
  • ionic covalent
  • covalent ionic
  • Scientists are still working on answering this question.
  • This will not be asked in the November 2015 ChE board exam.

Question 24

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In simple ionic compounds, it is the number of electrons gained or lost by an atom when forming a compound. For single atom ions, it is the actual charge on the ion.
Answer
  • Atomic number
  • Nucleon number
  • Oxidation state
  • None of the above

Question 25

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For the most electronegative element, __, the oxidation state is always __.
Answer
  • hydrogen; +1
  • lithium; +1
  • fluorine; -1
  • oxygen; -2

Question 26

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He discovered hydrogen which he prepared by passing steam through a red-hot gun barrel, and by reaction of acids with reactive metals.
Answer
  • Joseph Priestly
  • Henry Cavendish
  • Pierre Janssen
  • Norman Lockyer

Question 27

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It is currently not very economical to use solar power to continuously electrolyte water to produce hydrogen gas because __.
Answer
  • it is extremely reactive and unstable
  • it is dangerous to transport due to the fact that it is the lightest gas and can easily leak out
  • it is extremely poisonous to humans
  • it smells really bad

Question 28

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Hydrogen reacts with metals and other nonmetals to form binary compounds called __.
Answer
  • hydrides
  • hydrates
  • hydrites
  • acids

Question 29

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__ are binary compounds containing H- ions, formed when hydrogen gains one electron from an active metal. By contrast, __ contain H+ ions, formed when hydrogen shares electrons with another nonmetal.
Answer
  • Ionic hydrides molecular hydrides
  • Molecular hydrides ionic hydrides
  • Ionic hydrates molecular hydrates
  • Molecular hydrates ionic hydrates

Question 30

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__ are all basic because they react with water to form hydroxide ions, whereas many __ are acidic because their aqueous solutions contain hydrogen cations.
Answer
  • Ionic hydrides molecular hydrides
  • Molecular hydrides ionic hydrides
  • Ionic hydrates molecular hydrates
  • Molecular hydrates ionic hydrates

Question 31

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The primary industrial use of hydrogen gas is for the synthesis of __ by the Haber process.
Answer
  • hydrochloric acid
  • sulfuric acid
  • sodium bicarbonate
  • ammonia

Question 32

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He discovered oxygen in 1774 by observing the thermal decomposition of mercury (II) oxide, a red powder, to form liquid mercury and a colorless gas.
Answer
  • Joseph Priestly
  • Henry Cavendish
  • Pierre Janssen
  • Norman Lockyer

Question 33

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The earth - land, water, and air - is approximately __ % oxygen by mass.
Answer
  • 25
  • 50
  • 75
  • 85

Question 34

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Oxygen is __ soluble in water.
Answer
  • not
  • slightly
  • very

Question 35

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Oxygen forms oxides by direct combination with all other elements, except the noble gases and noble metals. Which of the following is not a noble metal?
Answer
  • Au
  • Pd
  • Pt
  • Rh

Question 36

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Which of the following kind of metallic oxide has oxygen atoms with an oxidation state of -1?
Answer
  • Normal oxides
  • Peroxides
  • Superoxides
  • None of the above

Question 37

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Which of the following kind of metallic oxide has oxygen atoms with an oxidation state of -1/2?
Answer
  • Normal oxides
  • Peroxides
  • Superoxides
  • None of the above

Question 38

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Metals that exhibit variable oxidation states (mostly transition metals) react with a limited amount of oxygen to give oxides with __ oxidation states, whereas those that react with excess oxygen give oxides with __ oxidation states.
Answer
  • lower higher
  • higher lower
  • lower lower
  • higher higher

Question 39

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Oxides of __ are called basic anhydrides (or basic oxides) because many of them combine with water to form bases with no change in oxidation state of the __.
Answer
  • nonmetals
  • metals
  • metalloids
  • noble gases

Question 40

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__ oxides are called acid anhydrides (or acidic oxides) because many of them dissolve in water to form acids with no change in oxidation state of the __.
Answer
  • nonmetals
  • metals
  • metalloids
  • noble gases

Question 41

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Oxygen combines with __ to form molecular oxides.
Answer
  • nonmetals
  • metals
  • metalloids
  • noble gases

Question 42

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__ oxides of nonmetals react with water to give solutions of ternary acids (which contain elements usually H, O, and another nonmetal).
Answer
  • A few
  • About half
  • About a third
  • Nearly all

Question 43

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The combination of basic anhydrides with acid anhydrides, with no change in oxidation states, form __.
Answer
  • hydrogen gas
  • oxygen gas
  • salts
  • water

Question 44

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It is an oxidation-reduction reaction in which oxygen combines rapidly with oxidizable materials in highly exothermic reactions, usually with a visible flame.
Answer
  • Combustion
  • Condensation
  • Evaporation
  • Oxidation

Question 45

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It is an oxide that shows some acidic and some basic properties.
Answer
  • Amphoteric oxide
  • Aliphatic oxide
  • Anhydrous oxide
  • Amphiprotic oxides

Question 46

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It is a species containing one or more unpaired electrons, and are very reactive.
Answer
  • Ion
  • Irrational
  • Radical
  • None of the above

Question 47

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It is the process of heating an ore of an element in the presence of air.
Answer
  • Refining
  • Roasting
  • Purifying
  • Combustion
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