CLASS:XI-CHEMISTRY

CHAPTER-3 (ASSIGNMENT)
“CLASSIFICATION OF ELEMENTS AND PERIODICITY IN PROPERTIES”
1.Write the IUPAC name and symbol for the element with atomic number 119 and 120?

2.State modern periodic law?

3.Arrange the elements F, Cl, O and N in the correct order of their chemical reactivity in terms of
oxidizing property?

4.Why d-block elements are called transition elements?

5.What are inner transition metals? Why are they called rare earth metals?

6.Give the general electronic configuration of p, d, f, block elements?

7.Why is second electron gain enthalpy positive?

8.Why fluorine has lesser electron gain enthalpy than chlorine?

9.How do basic character and solubility in water vary from Be(OH)2 to Ba(OH)2?

10.(I)Which has smallest size amongst Na+,Mg2+,Al3+ and why?

(ii)Which has largest ionic radius among Ca2+ , Mg2+,Ba2+ ?

11.What is the nature of oxides formed by most of p-block elements?

12.Which out of N or O has higher negative electron gain enthalpy?

13.Explain why cations are smaller and anions are larger in radii than their parent atoms?

(i) Arrange the following elements in the increasing order of metallic character B , Al, Mg , K

(ii) Arrange the following elements in the increasing order of non- metallic character B, C, Si, N, F.

14. (i) Why Be has higher first ionization energy than B?

(ii) O has lower ionization than N and F?

15.Would you expect the second electron gain enthalpy of O as positive, more negative or less
negative than first electron gain enthalpy?
16.Assign the position of elements having outer electronic configuration:

(a) ns2 np4 for n=3 (b) (n-1)d2 ns2 for n=4

17.Give reasons for the following :

(i) Halogens act as a good oxidizing agent

(ii) Electron gain enthalpy of noble gas is almost zero.

18.Assign the position of the element shaving outer electronic configuration (i) ns2np6 for n=3

(ii)(n-1)d2 ns2 for n=4 (iii) (n-2)f7 (n-1)d1 ns2 for n=6 in the periodic table

19. Nitrogen has positive first electron gain enthalpy whereas oxygen has negative. However
,oxygen has lower ionization enthalpy than nitrogen .Explain.

20.The increasing order of reactivity among the group 1 elements is Li < Na< K <Rb < Cs
whereas that among the group 17 elements is F> Cl >Br>I. Expalin.

21.How does electronegativity vary (i) down the group (ii ) across the period from left to right?

22.Out of O and S ,which has higher negative electron gain enthalpy and why?

23.On the basis of quantum numbers justify that the sixth period of the periodic table should have
32 elements?

24.Why do the elements in the same group have similar physical and chemical properties?

25.Among the elements B , Al , C and Si

(i) which has highest first ionization enthalpy?

(ii)Which has the most negative electron gain enthalpy?

(iii)Which has largest atomic radius?

(iv)Which has the most metallic character?

26.First member of each representative elements (i.e. s and p- block elements ) show anomalous
behavior.Explain with example?

27.Differentiate between electronegativity and electron gain enthalpy?

28.Would you expect the first ionization enthalpies for two isotopes of the same element to be the
same or different? Justify your answer?

29.Define (i)metallic radius (ii)Vander waal’s radius

30.Write the atomic number of the element present in the third period and 17 th group of the periodic
table?