Periodic table and periodicity
o a) i) Outline how D6bereiner and Mendeleev contributed to the development of the
periodic table.
D6bereiner
Mendeleev
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ii) How are the elements in the modern periodic table arranged?
[2]
b) i) What is the link between the electronic configuration of an atom and its group
number in the periodic table?
[1]
ii) What is the link between the electronic configuration of an atom and its period
number in the periodic table?
[1]
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Periodic table and periodicity (cont.)
iii) A potassium atom has one valence electron and four occupied electron shells.
Give the group number and period number of potassium in the periodic table.
[2]
iv) Phosphorus is in Group V and Period 3 of the periodic table. Using this
information, give the electronic configuration of a phosphorus atom.
[1 ]
o Below is an outline of part of the periodic table with magnesium [Mg], silicon [Si] and
bromine [Br] in their correct positions. Letters represent the positions of four other
elements. When answering the following questions, use these letters as the symbols of
the elements. You are not expected to identify the elements.
I II III IV V VI VII 0
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1 D
2
3 G Mg Si D
4 A Br
5 E
a) i) Give the symbols of TWO elements that are in the same group.
[1]
ii) Element W has an electronic configuration of 2,8,6. Place W in its correct
position in the table above. [1]
iii) Give the electronic configuration of Si and name the element.
Electronic configuration: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
[2]
b) i) Both magnesium and A react with water. Which element would you expect to
react more vigorously? Provide an explanation for your answer.
Element: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Explanation: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
[3]
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ii) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between magnesium
and water.
[2]
iii) Apart from its reaction with water, state TWO other reactions that are typical of A.
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c) i) Name the family of elements to which D, bromine and E belong.
[1]
ii) In what state would you expect element D to exist at room temperature?
[1]
iii) Which element, bromine or E, would you expect to have a greater strength of
oxidising power? Explain your answer.
Element: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Explanation:
[3]
iv) Why does the solution turn orange-brown when chlorine gas is bubbled into
aqueous potassium bromide? Support your answer with a balanced chemical
equation.
Equation: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
[3]
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Periodic table and periodicity {cont.}
d) i) Elements G and D are both in Period 3. What can you deduce about the
electronic structure of their atoms?
[1]
ii) Draw lines to show how EACH element shown in Period 3 would be classified.
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~ metal
GJ I semi-metal I
0 I non-metal I [2]
iii) State THREE ways in which magnesium and D differ in their physical
properties.
1. _________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________
[3]
iv) Both G and magnesium react with hydrochloric acid. Which element would you
expect to react more vigorously? Provide an explanation for your answer.
Element: ___________________ Explanation:
[3]
v) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between magnesium and
hydrochloric acid.
[2]
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