REVIEW QUESTIONS

Chapter 4

  1. Complete each question below with an appropriate term:
    a) Un-reactive elements in the last group of the periodic table.
    b) Elements in group 2 of the periodic table.
    c) Elements between the main group elements.
    d) Elements in group 7 of the periodic table.
  2. Name and write symbol for each element described below:
    a) Alkali metal in period 4:
    b) Halogen in period 2:
    c) Alkaline-earth metal in period 3:
    d) Metalloid in period 3:
    e) Noble gas in period 5:
  3. Complete each statement below with a suitable word or phrase:
    A) The "soccer ball" model of the atom is attributed to
    B) Thomson discovered the in 1897.
    C) Rutherford discovered that the atom was mostly hollow through the
    experiment.
    D) The number of protons in an atom is called the
    E) Isotopes of an atom have the same but different

    F) The group number of representative elements represents the
  4. For each element below, use the information given to determine the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in its atom, and write shorthand notation for each.
    a) Krpton (Kr) atomic number (Z=36); mass number (A=84)
Notation:
b) Barium (Ba) atomic number ( ); mass number ( )

Notation:
5. Complete the missing information in the table below:
Symbol Ga
Protons 15
Neutrons 39
Electrons
Mass number 31
  1. Complete the following table with the missing information:
Ion Number of Protons Number of Electrons Electrons Lost/Gained
12 10
8 2 gained
10 3 lost
  1. An unknown element has the following isotopic data:
Isotope Mass (amu) Abundance (%)
1 80.0 60.0
2 84.0 30.0
3 82.0 10.0
Calculate the average atomic mass of this element.
8. What is the relationship between each pair of elements shown below:
a) One with 10 protons, 11 neutrons, 10 electrons and one with 11 protons, 10 neutrons and 11 electrons.
b) One with 12 protons, 12 neutrons and 12 electrons and one with 12 protons, 14 neutrons and 12 electrons.