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Give the relation between electronegativity, ionisation energy and electron affinity according to Mulliken.

Important Questions on Classification of elements - The periodic table

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11, 12, 13, and 14 are the atomic numbers of the elements Na, Mg, Al, and Si respectively. Which element has more atomic radius?
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Imagine and write what type of ion can be formed generally by an atom of element with low ionisation energy, low electron affinity with high atomic size?
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Give a reason for the following.

Ionisation potential increases across a period, from left to right.

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On moving from top to bottom in a group, the values of Ionization energy _____.
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When the first electron gain enthalpy (ΔHeg) of oxygen is -141 kJ/mol , its second electron gain enthalpy is:
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Write the scientific reason for metallic character goes on decreasing while going from left to right in a period.

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Define electronegativity. How does it differ from electron gain enthalpy ?
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Write the scientific reason for the third period contains only eight elements even though the electron capacity of the third shell is 18.

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The elements of the second period of the periodic table are given below :

Li, Be, B, C, N, O, F
(a) Give reasons to explain why atomic radius decreases from Li to F.
(b) Identify the most (i) metallic and (ii) non-metallic element.

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Write the names from the description.

The family of nonmetals having valency one.

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Write down the electronic configuration of the following elements from the given atomic numbers. Answer the following question with an explanation.

7N, 6C, 8O, 5B, 13Al

Which is the most electronegative element among these?

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Write down the electronic configuration of the following elements from the given atomic numbers. Answer the following question with an explanation.

6C,3Li,9F,7N,8O

Which of the above elements has the highest nonmetallic character?

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The following table shows the position of six elements A, B, C, D, E and F in the periodic table:

Groups/Periods 1 2 3 to 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
2 A         B     C
3   D     E       F

Using the above table to answer the following questions :

(a) Which element will form only covalent compounds?
(b) Which element is a metal with valency 2?
(c) Which element is a non-metal with valency of 3?
(d) Out of D and E, which one has a bigger atomic radius and why?
(e) Write a common name for the family of elements C and F.
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IP1, IP2, IP3 and IP4 for an atom are 7.5 eV, 25.6 eV, 48.6 eV and 170.6 eV respectively. The atom will have the electronic configuration :
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Write down the electronic configuration of the following elements from the given atomic numbers. Answer the following question with an explanation.

13A1,14Si,11Na,12Mg,16S

Which of the above elements has the highest metallic character?

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Write the scientific reason for atomic radius goes on increasing down a group.