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~;;;~;~~--~~~-;~ORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS ................. ..

l. Fill in the blanks :
(a) Modem Periodic Table contains :
(i) ................................ groups.
(ii) ..... ... ...................... . periods.
(iii) elements of .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... . groups are known as n
onnal elern-.
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(iv) elements of ............................ groups are transition eleme nts.

(v) elements of IA group are known as . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. ............ because the .
....................

(vi) elements of IIA group are known as ........................... because the).

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 (vii) element of VIIA group are called
........ ... .... .. ....... producers.
····························· because they are

First period contains .. ... . ...... .... ... ..... elements a d .

(viii) .d . n is pen'od
Sec on d an d th 1.r periods contain ··........... ··.... ·
• ·· ·· .. ···· .. ·· · .. ···· ·... .. elements are called
....... ...................... penods. Fourth and fifth penods . are long periods with
...... ........... ..... .. ... elements. Sixth period i .
s · · · · · · · ·· ·· .. ••·. penod with
.. ..... .... .... ........... elements, while the seventh peno . d 1s . mcomplete.
.

z. Name:
(a) the family of elements which have their outermost shell comp1ete ..................... .
(b) elements of the frrst period ....................................................................................... .
(c) most reactive element in group IA .......................................................................... .
(d) most reactive element among halogens ....................................................................
(e) a non-metal which is a liquid ...... .. ...... ...... ... .................................................... ..
(f) a radioactive element ................................................................................................ ..

(g) two transition elements ....................... ................................................................... .

(h) two inert gases ...................................... .······································································

(i) a liquid metal ............................................................................................................. ..
G) an inner transition element ........................................................................................ .

3. Name or state the following with reference to the elements of the first three periods
of the periodic table.
(a) The noble gas with duplet arrangement of electrons .............................................. .
(b) A metalloid in Period 3.............................................................................................. .
(c) The valency of elements in Group IVA, VA. ......................................................... ..
(d) The noble gas having an electronic configuration : 2, 8, 8. .................................. .
(e) The group whose elements have zero valency ....................................................... ..
(f) The non-metallic element present in Period 3 of Group IV and Group V.
.............................................................................................................................................................
(g) The bridge elements of Period 3 of Group IA, TIA and IIlA ............................... ..
(h) A metal in Period 3 which dissolves in water giving a strong alkali.

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(i) The typical elements of Group IV A and VA. ........................................................ ··

G) An alkaline earth metal in Period 3.......................................................................... .

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 . as either a metal, a metalloid . Q
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of the following r a llon,1
4. (a) t b~' Br, S, Al ...................................................................... li :1,1 •
.,. ,eta1s............................... ................................. ················
JYI ., • .,• ••• • ••• • ••••" • •••• •••• ••••• • ••,,,
ids ......................... · - ············ .
,..JVI, eta]lo.· •• ••••••• •••
............................... ••• •••••
·•...'·,
··········· ········ ',,
Non-111etals................ •:··~· does not form any compound. To Which·················•... ·
leroent whtc ·. grau ..
(b) Name .an eble does it.belong ? . - . Pof tne
eriod1c ta
p .................................. .
............................................: ..:··:~~··~;··~e electronic confi~~~~ .. .........
...... (c) What eleroe~ts aii d !oup do they belong ? Are they metals_or non belo\V ¾d
hi h penod an oA -- • llleta1
to W C 1 ........... .............. (ii) .
2 , 8; -6 ............................... ... . S 1
2
(i) ' 8 I ............ • • •• • •• •• ••••••.,. I

(iii) 2, 8, 8.....................................
. b shows the mass number and number of neutrons .
5 The table given e1ow in the four
· elements A B C and D.
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Element A B C D--
Mass No. 23 35 40 16
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No. of neutrons 12 18 22 8
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(a) Write down the atomic number of B ...................................................................... .
(b) To which group does C belong ? ........................................................................... .
(c) Write down the electronic configuration of A, B and D.......................................
(d) What will be the nature of compound formed by
(i) A and B ................................... , (ii) B and D ? ...................................
(e) To which period does A belong ? ....................................................................... . . .
6. This question refers to the elements of the periodic table with atomic numbers from
3 to 18. Some of the elements are shown by letters, but the letters are not the USUal
symbols of the elements.
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A B C D E F G H
11 12 13 14 15
I J K L 16 17 18
M N 0 p
(a) Which of these :
(i) is a noble gas ? ............... ............................... . . .
(ii) is a halogen ? ··················::··············································: .............................. ......
(iii) i·s an alkali metal ? ·············································· .... .
···················••'
(iv) is . ························································"········· ······· · ·
an element With Valene 4 ? ........................ ....
( ) y . ····································· ,• •·
(i:) : agents ? ................................... ............. ................. . . · · ••••••••
agents ? ···························································•"••"•"·••"·
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(b) l
f A combines with F, what would be the form u1a of the resulting compound ?

'··~·electronic arrangeme~~·~~·G
....•········ .. •······:•"th .....~.. ................................................ ..
.... •·· What 1s •
,. - (C)
....•·········:·····.... ~~··~~·~·~inium have atomic ...{~····• ................................... ..
•••• •·1· .5od1UOld\Y one element in the periodic table, and have val res~ectively. They are
• arate d . enc1es of one and thr
seP . ely Chlorine an potassmm are also separated by . ee
specUV · . b b . one e1ement 10 the
re ·od· table (their atonuc num ers emg 17 and 19 respectively) d b0th
pen 1c cy of one. Explain the difference. an yet have
the va1en .
, , ••·••"·••"•·""......................... ............................................................ .
,. ··;;..:;:;;:~--~~~figuration of an element T is 2:·~;· ~:. ;:·;~~. . .. . . . . . .... . . . . .
S. (a) The group number and period of T ? ....................................................................... .

electrons ............................................................. .···········································

(b) Valence
C ·t a metal or a non-metal ? ........................................ .. ..................................... ..... .
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(d) Write the formula of its

oxide................................. chloride .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . phosphate .......................... .
hydroxide ............... ... ....... sulphate ... ..... .............. ...... nitrate ............................... ..
9. An element X belongs to the 3rd period and Group IIA of the periodic table.
State :
(a) the number of valence electrons, ............................................................................... .
(b) valency, ........................................................................................................................ .
(c) metal or non-metal, and ............................................................................................ ..
(d) Reducing or oxidising agent ...................................................................................... .
(e) Will it give colour to flame ? ................................................................................... ..
(t) name of the element. ................................................................................................. ..

10· State whether the following statements are true or false. Also correct the false
statements by changing the underlined words. ··
(a) Ele~ents with similar outer electronic configurations are placed in the same
12,enod of the periodic table ...................................................................................... ..
(b) · di c table ................ .
(c) Non-metals occupy the upper right hand comer of the peno
(d) ~e two sub groups A and B accommodate elements with similar pro~ ·
roperties of 1 iJJ tM
mod e ements remain the same on moving from left to ri$111
(e) E em periodic table. ··od
lectrone . . 0 .- ,1 pei1
from left ~:ti~ity and metallic character of elements mcreases acr ·~~
--=- nght and decreases down a group

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