Station 1
Define ionization energy and use arrows to convey the general group and periodic trend.
Station 2
Define atomic radius and use arrows to convey the general group and periodic trend.
Station 3
Using the graph, identify the groups/families that have the highest and lowest ionization
energies.
Station 4
atomic radius
Using the graph, identify the groups/families that have the smallest and largest atomic
radius.
5
10
atomic number
15
20
Station 5
Identify the # of valence electrons for each element and sketch it’s Lewis dot structure.
a. gallium
b. sulfur
c. krypton
d. potassium
Station 6
Identify if the following pairs of elements are more likely to form an ionic bond or a
covalent bond based on the element type and location on the periodic table.
a. carbon and bromine
b. oxygen and magnesium
c. hydrogen and phosphorus
Station 7
Sketch a Lewis dot structure for the compound formed by calcium and chlorine. Also
sketch a Lewis dot structure for CCl4.
Station 8
Identify the names of these families on the periodic table:
a. 1A
b. 2A
c. 7A
d. 8A
Station 9
Put the following elements in order of decreasing atomic radius:
a. copper, selenium, barium
b. sodium, sulfur, polonium
Station 10
Put the following elements in order of decreasing ionization energy:
a. calcium, potassium, strontium
b. bromine, iodine, scandium
Station 11
a. Identify the element that is a halogen in the 4th period.
b. Identify the transition metal in the 5th period with 11 valence electrons.
c. Identify the element with the outermost configuration of 5s1.
Station 12
a. Identify the noble gas in the 5th period.
b. Identify the alkaline earth metal with the smallest atomic radius.
c. Identify the element with a full second energy level.