Honors Chemistry: Periodic Trends
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
What is the term for the property that describes the ability of an atom to attract electrons in a
chemical bond?
✔✔ Electronegativity
What is the name of the trend that describes how atomic radius changes as you move across a
period from left to right?
✔✔ Atomic Radius Decreases
What is the term for the measure of the energy required to remove an electron from an atom in
its gaseous state?
✔✔ Ionization Energy
What is the name of the trend that describes how ionization energy changes as you move down a
group in the periodic table?
✔✔ Ionization Energy Decreases
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, What is the term for the ability of an atom to lose electrons and form positive ions?
✔✔ Metallic Character
What is the name of the trend that describes how atomic radius changes as you move down a
group in the periodic table?
✔✔ Atomic Radius Increases
What is the term for the energy change associated with adding an electron to a neutral atom in
the gas phase?
✔✔ Electron Affinity
What is the name of the trend that describes how electronegativity changes as you move from
left to right across a period?
✔✔ Electronegativity Increases
What is the term for the property that describes how easily an atom can lose an electron?
✔✔ Metallic Character
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
What is the term for the property that describes the ability of an atom to attract electrons in a
chemical bond?
✔✔ Electronegativity
What is the name of the trend that describes how atomic radius changes as you move across a
period from left to right?
✔✔ Atomic Radius Decreases
What is the term for the measure of the energy required to remove an electron from an atom in
its gaseous state?
✔✔ Ionization Energy
What is the name of the trend that describes how ionization energy changes as you move down a
group in the periodic table?
✔✔ Ionization Energy Decreases
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, What is the term for the ability of an atom to lose electrons and form positive ions?
✔✔ Metallic Character
What is the name of the trend that describes how atomic radius changes as you move down a
group in the periodic table?
✔✔ Atomic Radius Increases
What is the term for the energy change associated with adding an electron to a neutral atom in
the gas phase?
✔✔ Electron Affinity
What is the name of the trend that describes how electronegativity changes as you move from
left to right across a period?
✔✔ Electronegativity Increases
What is the term for the property that describes how easily an atom can lose an electron?
✔✔ Metallic Character
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