Periodic Trends

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What is electronegativity?

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Electronegativity is a measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons.

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How does electronegativity change across a period?

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Electronegativity increases from left to right across a period.

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How does electronegativity change down a group?

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Electronegativity decreases as you move down a group.

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What is atomic radius?

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Atomic radius is the distance from the nucleus of an atom to the outermost shell of electrons.

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How does atomic radius change across a period?

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Atomic radius decreases from left to right across a period.

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How does atomic radius change down a group?

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Atomic radius increases as you move down a group.

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What is ionization energy?

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Ionization energy is the energy required to remove an electron from a gaseous atom.

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How does ionization energy change across a period?

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Ionization energy increases from left to right across a period.

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How does ionization energy change down a group?

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Ionization energy decreases as you move down a group.

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What is the trend for metallic character in the periodic table?

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Metallic character increases down a group and decreases across a period.