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Topic 2: The Periodic Table

17. Trend in electronegativity and ionization energy: Determining element based on trend

1. Which of these Group 2 elements has the highest eletronegativity value?
1) Be 2) Mg 3) Ca 4) Sr

2. Which of these Period 2 element has the highest eletronegativity value?
1) Nitrogen 2) Carbon 3) Boron 4) Beryllium
3. Which element has the greatest tendency to attract electrons during bonding?

1) Se 2) S 3) Te 4) O

4. Which element has the least tendency to gain electrons?
1) Cl 2) S 3) P 4) Si
5. Which element has the highest ionization energy?
1) Cs 2) Na 3) K 4) Rb
6. Which of these Period 2 elements has the greatest tendency to lose its most loosely bound
valence electrons? Need Help? Study Book Pg 45 Set 24, Also use the Periodic Table
1) Li 2) Be 3) B 4) C

7. Which element has the least tendency to lose its electron to another atom during bonding?
1) Potassium 2) Selenium 3) Bromine 4) Calcium

8. Which elements has a greater tendency to attract electron than phosphorous? 4) Sulfur

3) Boron

1) Silicon

2) Arsenic

9. Which sequence of elements is arranged in order of decrease tendency to attract electrons during
chemical bonding? 3) Cs, Na, Li

1) Al, Si, P
2) I, Br, Cl 4) C, B, Be

10. Which sequence correctly places the elements in order of increasing ionization energy?
3) I ---> Br ---> Cl ---> F

1) H ---> Li ---> Na ---> K
2) O---> S---> Se ---> Te 4) H---> Be ---> Al---> Ga

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