Name __________________________________________________________ Hour ________________
Pre-Demo:
1. What does periodic mean? __________________________________________
2. Write the noble gas configuration for the following elements:
Mg _____________________________________
Zn _____________________________
Sn ______________________________________
3. Write the 3 elements in order from what should be MOST reactive to LEAST reactive.
4. Mg is in period _______, group ________
Sn is in period ________, group ________
Zn is in period _______, group ________
5. What is a valence electron?
6. How many valence electrons do the following elements have?
Mg __________
Zn __________
Sn_____________
7. All three elements are metals. List 3 properties of metals.
8. Mg is part of the _______________________ family. Zn is a _________________ metal.
Demo: Record what happens when HCl is mixed with the following elements.
Mg
Bubbles/fizzes and spins
around
Zn
Bubbles/fizzes
Sn
No reaction
Post-Demo:
1. Which element was the most reactive with HCl? __Mg_________
2. Does this agree with the periodic law? EXPLAIN.
Yes-more reactive to the left of metals
3. According to the periodic table, which HALOGEN should be the most reactive? ________
4. Why do we not study reactivity trends for the NOBLE GASES?
5. Why do you think metals like tin and aluminum are used in food and beverage
containers rather than zinc and magnesium?
Name __________________________________________________________ Hour ________________
Review for Periodic Table and Electron Quiz
Periodic Table:
1. I know the horizontal rows are called _____________________ and there are ____ of them.
2. I know the vertical columns are called _________________ and there are ______ of them.
The element in period 4, group 8 is: _________________________
3. I can show where the metals, nonmetals, and metalloids are located on the PT.
4. I know the different properties of metals, nonmetals, and metalloids.
5. I can find the following groups on the PT: alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition
metals, halogens, and noble gases.
6. I know that Mendeleev put together the first PT based on ________________________, and
Mosely rearranged it based on ____________________________________
7. I can give a basic description of the atom based on ideas by Democritus, Dalton,
Thomson, Rutherford, and Bohr.
8. I can determine the # of valence electrons for elements in group 1, 2, and 13-18.
Periodic Table Trends:
1. I know that the size of an atom _____________________ as I move from left to right across a
period because:_____________________________________________________________
2. I know that the size of an atom _____________________ as I move down a group because:
_________________________________________________________
3. I know the reactivity of metals increases as you move ___________ and to the ___________
4. I know the reactivity of nonmetals increases as you move __________ and to the ________
5. I know the density should _______________________ as I move down a group
6. I know the group that does not react on the periodic table is called the ________________
Electron Configuration:
1. I know that electrons near the nucleus are more stable because they require __________
energy to maintain their orbit.
2. I know the electrons in the outermost energy level are called ___________________________
3. I can write the full electron configuration for elements:
Phosphorus _____________________________________________
Silver ___________________________________________________
4. I can write the noble gas configuration for elements:
Nickel __________________________________________________
Bromine ________________________________________________
5. I can identify elements based on the last part of their electron configuration:
5d9 ____________________________
5f4 _____________________________