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Periodic Table Trend Notes
Atomic Radius
What is the definition of atomic radius?
How does the atomic radius change as you move down a family?
Explain why it does this.
How does the atomic radius change as you move across a period?
Explain why it does this.
Show the trend if you move from the bottom left corner to the top in a diagonal.
Ionization energy
What is the definition of ionization energy? Explain what a high ionization energy means
and what a low ionization energy means.
How does the ionization energy change as you move down a family?
Explain why it does this.
How does the ionization energy change as you move across a period?
Explain why it does this.
Show the trend if you move from the bottom left corner to the top in a diagonal.
Electronegativity
What is the definition of electronegativity?
How does electronegativity change as you move down a family?
Explain why it does this.
How does the electronegativity change as you move across a period?
Explain why it does this.
Show the trend if you move from the bottom left corner to the top in a diagonal.