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Periodic Trends Worksheet

1) Atoms get smaller moving left to right in a period as protons are added and electron shells fill. Down a group, atoms get larger as electron shells are added. 2) Ionization energy is the energy required to remove an electron from an atom. It increases down a group and left to right in a period as it is harder to remove electrons from larger nuclei. 3) Electron affinity is a measure of how strongly an atom attracts an extra electron. It typically increases left to right and down a period as additional protons provide more attraction.

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Periodic Trends Worksheet

1) Atoms get smaller moving left to right in a period as protons are added and electron shells fill. Down a group, atoms get larger as electron shells are added. 2) Ionization energy is the energy required to remove an electron from an atom. It increases down a group and left to right in a period as it is harder to remove electrons from larger nuclei. 3) Electron affinity is a measure of how strongly an atom attracts an extra electron. It typically increases left to right and down a period as additional protons provide more attraction.

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Name: _______________________________________ Per: ____ Date: _________

Periodic Trends Worksheet

Use the periodic table and your knowledge of periodic trends to answer the following questions.

1. Which atom in each pair has the larger atomic radius (circle)?
a) Ca or Ni b) Ga or B c) O or C d) Cl or Br

2. What is the trend for atomic size from top to bottom in a group? From left to right in a
period?

3. Why do atoms get smaller as you move left to right in a period?

4. Which element in each pair has a larger ionization energy (circle)?


a) Be or Ba b) Cu or Ra c) K or V d) W or Cr

5. Explain the relationship between the relative size of an ion to its neutral atom and the
charge on the ions.

6. Which particle has the larger radius in each atom/ion pair (circle)?

a) Na, Na+ b) S, S2- c) I, I- d) Al1-, Al3+

7. What is ionization energy?

8. What is the periodic trend for ionization energy for a group? For a period?

9. What is the reason for the change in ionization energy as you go down a group?
Name: _______________________________________ Per: ____ Date: _________

10. Arrange the following groups of elements in order of increasing (lowest to highest)
ionization energy:

a) Be, Mg, Sr
b) Bi, Cs, Ba
c) Na, Al, S

11. Which element in each pair has a higher electron affinity value (circle)?
a) Ca, As b) C, N c) Al, Ga d) Cl, Ne

12. What is the trend for electron affinity in a group? In a period?

13. Rank the following in order of increasing (lowest to highest) electron affinity:

a) Na, Rb, Li
b) Al, Si, P
c) O, S, Se

14. Sketch a general pattern for each of the trends on the blank periodic table below

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