Periodic Trends • Chemistry
Set 4 — Mastery
Rank the following elements in order of increasing atomic radius: \text{Na, Cl, K, Ca}
\text{Cl < Na < Ca < K}
\text{Na < Cl < K < Ca}
\text{Cl < Ca < Na < K}
\text{K < Ca < Na < Cl}
Rank the following ions in order of increasing ionic radius: \text{Na^{+}}, \text{Mg^{2+}}, \text{Al^{3+}}
\text{Al^{3+} < Mg^{2+} < Na^{+}}
\text{Mg^{2+} < Al^{3+} < Na^{+}}
\text{Na^{+} < Mg^{2+} < Al^{3+}}
\text{Na^{+} < Al^{3+} < Mg^{2+}}
Arrange the following elements in order of increasing electronegativity: \text{C, F, N, O}
\text{C < N < O < F}
\text{F < O < N < C}
\text{N < C < O < F}
\text{O < N < C < F}
Rank the following elements in order of increasing first ionization energy: \text{Li, Na, K, Rb}
\text{Rb < K < Na < Li}
\text{Li < Na < K < Rb}
\text{K < Rb < Na < Li}
\text{Na < Li < K < Rb}
Arrange the following elements in order of decreasing metallic character: \text{Mg, Al, Si, P}
\text{P > Si > Al > Mg}
\text{Mg > Al > Si > P}
\text{Al > Mg > Si > P}
\text{Si > P > Mg > Al}
Rank the following elements based on their atomic numbers: \text{C, O, N, B}
\text{B < C < N < O}
\text{O < N < C < B}
\text{N < O < C < B}
\text{C < B < N < O}
Rank the following elements in order of increasing ionization energy: \text{Be, Mg, Ca, Sr}
\text{Sr < Ca < Mg < Be}
\text{Be < Mg < Ca < Sr}
\text{Ca < Mg < Be < Sr}
\text{Mg < Be < Sr < Ca}
Arrange the following non-metals in order of increasing reactivity: \text{F, Cl, Br, I}
\text{F < Cl < Br < I}
\text{I < Br < Cl < F}
\text{Cl < F < I < Br}
\text{Br < Cl < F < I}
Rank the following elements based on their electronegativity values: \text{Li, Na, K, Rb}
\text{Rb < K < Na < Li}
\text{Li < Na < K < Rb}
\text{K < Rb < Na < Li}
\text{Na < Li < K < Rb}
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Arrange the following elements in order of increasing boiling points: \text{Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe}
\text{Xe < Kr < Ar < Ne}
\text{Ne < Ar < Kr < Xe}
\text{Kr < Xe < Ar < Ne}
\text{Ar < Ne < Xe < Kr}