Mystery Periodic Table
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See if you understand the patterns. The following sets of elements belong together in groups or families:
ZRD, PSIF, JXBE, LHT, QKA, WOV, GUN, YMC.
Here are the clues:
U has a total of six electrons.
F is a gas.
I2A is the simple formula of an oxide.
X has an atomic number one higher than F.
P is less dense than S.
Y is a metalloid.
S is an alkali metal.
O is a halogen.
E is a noble gas.
The mass of T is more than that of H.
W is a liquid.
J has an atomic number three times that of T.
Z has the smallest atomic mass in its group.
Q has an atomic mass 2 times that of A.
B has ten protons.
Atoms of I are larger than those of S.
O has an atomic number larger the V.
M has an atomic number one less than that of A.
D has the largest atomic mass of its group.
The electrons of atom N are distributed over three
energy levels.
C has five electrons in its outer energy level.
IA
II A
III A
The atomic radius of K is the largest of the group.
IV A
VA
VI A
VII A
VIII A