Practice Metallic And Non-metallic Character (5.6.2)

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Question 1.
Define metallic character.
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Think about how metals behave in reactions.
Question 2.
Which element has a higher non-metallic character: helium or sodium?
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Consider the position of both elements in the periodic table.
3Question 3.
What happens to metallic character as you move from left to right across a period?
- It increases
- It decreases
- It stays the same
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Think about the elements’ tendencies across the periodic table.
4Question 4.
True or False: Non-metallic character decreases as you go down a group.
- True
- False
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Remember the differences in behavior of elements in groups.
Question 5.
Given an element from period 3 and another from period 5, predict their metallic characters and justify your reasoning.
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Consider the effective nuclear charge and distance from the nucleus.
Question 6.
Analyze and predict how the reactivity of alkali metals will change as we move from lithium to cesium.
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Think about how the atomic structure impacts electron loss.

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