Periodic Trends in the Periodic Table

What does electronegativity describe?

• An atom's ability to lose electrons

• An atom's ability to attract and bind with electrons

• The size of an atom

• The energy needed to remove an electron

Which element is the most electronegative?

• Francium

• Fluorine

• Chlorine

• Cesium

What is ionization energy?

• The energy needed for a neutral atom to gain an electron

• The energy needed for a neutral atom to remove an electron

• The ability of an atom to attract electrons

• The size of an atom

Which element has the highest ionization energy?

• Francium

• Cesium

• Fluorine

• Helium

What does electron affinity measure?

• The energy needed to remove an electron

• The size of an atom

• The ability to lose electrons

• The ability to become a negative ion

Which element has the highest electron affinity?

• Fluorine

• Francium

• Chlorine

• Helium

What does the atomic radius measure?

• The ability to lose electrons

• The ability to attract electrons

• The size of an atom

• The energy needed to remove an electron

Which element has the largest atomic radius?

• Chlorine

• Francium

• Fluorine

• Helium

What does metallic character describe?

• The ability of an atom to lose an electron

• The size of an atom

• The energy needed to remove an electron

• The ability of an atom to gain an electron

Which of the following trends increase from left to right and from bottom to top of the periodic table?

• Atomic radius and metallic character

• Electronegativity, ionization energy, and electron affinity

• Metallic character and ionization energy

• Atomic radius and electron affinity