Unit 3 Top Ten Review
1) Which element has chemical properties that are most 9) As the atoms in Period 3 of the Periodic Table are
similar to the chemical properties of sodium? considered from left to right, the atoms generally
show
1) beryllium 3) lithium
2) calcium 4) magnesium 1) an increase in radius and an increase in
ionization energy
2) The elements on the Periodic Table are arranged in 2) an increase in radius and a decrease ionization
order of increasing energy
1) atomic mass 3) a decrease in radius and an increase in ionization
2) atomic number energy
3) first ionization energy 4) a decrease in radius and a decrease in ionization
energy
4) selected oxidation state
10) When an atom of phosphorus becomes a phosphide
3) Which list of elements contains a metal, a metalloid,
ion (P3–), the radius
and a nonmetal?
1) decreases 3) remains the same
1) Zn, Ga, Ge 3) Cd, Sb, I
2) increases
2) Si, Ge, Sn 4) F, Cl, Br
11) Which atom has the greatest attraction for the
4) An element that is malleable and a good conductor of
electrons in a chemical bond?
heat and electricity could have an atomic number of
1) hydrogen 3) silicon
1) 17 2) 6 3) 24 4) 36
2) oxygen 4) sulfur
5) Which element can be brittle or soft in the solid phase
and is a poor conductor of heat and electricity? 12) Which of these metals loses electrons most readily?
1) calcium 3) strontium 1) calcium 3) potassium
2) sulfur 4) copper 2) magnesium 4) sodium
6) Which group on the Periodic Table has elements with
atoms that tend not to bond with atoms of other
elements?
1) Group 1 3) Group 17
2) Group 2 4) Group 18
7) At STP, O2(g) and O 3(g) have different properties
because O 3(g) has
1) more dense nuclei than in O2(g)
2) more protons per atom than in O2(g)
3) molecules with a different structure than in O2(g)
4) molecules with fewer covalent bonds than in O 2
(g)
8) Which list of elements is arranged in order of
increasing atomic radii?
1) Li, Be, B, C 3) Sc, Ti, V, Cr
2) Sr, Ca, Mg, Be 4) F, Cl, Br, I
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