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Periodicity

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Periodic table

Subtopic

Periodic table under Periodicity for Grade 12 IB.

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Preview questions (no answers)

  1. 1.

    Which of the following represents an alkaline earth metal?

    A.

    Lithium

    B.

    Calcium

    C.

    Iron

    D.

    Chlorine

  2. 2.

    The property that measures the ability of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons is called:

    A.

    Electron affinity

    B.

    First ionization energy

    C.

    Electronegativity

    D.

    Lattice energy

  3. 3.

    Which of the following elements is a gas at room temperature?

    A.

    Carbon

    B.

    Phosphorus

    C.

    Neon

    D.

    Sulfur

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Periodic trends

Subtopic

Periodic trends under Periodicity for Grade 12 IB.

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Preview questions (no answers)

  1. 1.

    Which property decreases down Group 17?

    A.

    Atomic radius

    B.

    Melting point

    C.

    Electronegativity

    D.

    Ionic radius

  2. 2.

    A jump in successive ionization energies between the 2nd and 3rd ionization energies suggests that the element belongs to which group?

    A.

    Group 1

    B.

    Group 2

    C.

    Group 13

    D.

    Group 14

  3. 3.

    Which of the following elements has the smallest atomic radius?

    A.

    Fluorine

    B.

    Chlorine

    C.

    Bromine

    D.

    Iodine

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First-row d-block elements (HL only)

Subtopic

First-row d-block elements (HL only) under Periodicity for Grade 12 IB.

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Preview questions (no answers)

  1. 1.

    What is the oxidation state of the metal in [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2[Co(NH_3)_5Cl]Cl_2?

    A.

    +1

    B.

    +2

    C.

    +3

    D.

    +4

  2. 2.

    Which of the following d-block elements is NOT technically a transition metal because its only stable ion has a full d-subshell?

    A.

    Titanium (TiTi)

    B.

    Cobalt (CoCo)

    C.

    Zinc (ZnZn)

    D.

    Nickel (NiNi)

  3. 3.

    Which of the following properties is characteristic of most transition metal compounds?

    A.

    They are all white solids

    B.

    They are all highly soluble in non-polar solvents

    C.

    They frequently act as catalysts

    D.

    They never contain covalent bonds

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Colored complexes (HL only)

Subtopic

Colored complexes (HL only) under Periodicity for Grade 12 IB.

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Preview questions (no answers)

  1. 1.

    Which theory is primarily used in the IB curriculum to explain the origin of color in transition metal complexes by describing how the dd-orbitals of the central metal ion split into two sets of different energy levels in the presence of ligands?

    A.

    VSEPR Theory

    B.

    Collision Theory

    C.

    Crystal Field Theory

    D.

    Dalton's Atomic Theory

  2. 2.

    What happens to the color of a copper(II) sulfate solution when excess concentrated ammonia is added?

    A.

    It turns from light blue to dark blue/violet

    B.

    It turns from green to colorless

    C.

    It turns from red to yellow

    D.

    It becomes completely colorless

  3. 3.

    Which color of light has the highest energy per photon in the visible spectrum?

    A.

    Red

    B.

    Yellow

    C.

    Green

    D.

    Violet

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