Practice Electronic Configurations In Periods (3.5.1) - Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

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Question 1.
How many elements are in the first period of the periodic table?
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Remember the filling of the 1s orbital.
Question 2.
What configuration does Helium have?
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Consider the complete filling of the first shell.
3Question 3.
What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy the second energy level?
- 2
- 8
- 18
- 32
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Remember the general formula for maximum electrons.
4Question 4.
True or False: The first period of the periodic table contains four elements.
- True
- False
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Consider the structure of the periodic table.
Question 5.
Given an element in the fourth period, predict its position and electronic configuration.
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Start from the noble gas preceding the element.
Question 6.
Discuss how the periodic trends observed can impact chemical reactivity of the sixth period elements.
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Link reactivity to electron gain and loss in context of trends.

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