Trends in Reactivity Video

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1. What is the signi cance of the trends in reactivity mentioned in the video?

a) They explain the formation of gas bubbles.

b) They describe the periodic table layout.

c) They determine the explosive nature of substances.

d) They illustrate the way substances chemically interact.

2. How do highly reactive substances often manifest (show) their reactivity?

a) Change in color

b) Production of gas bubbles

c) Formation of a precipitate

d) All of the above

3. Why is neon considered unreactive?

a) It has a full outer shell of eight electrons.

b) It has a strong attraction to other elements.

c) It reacts explosively with other substances.

d) It is part of Group 18 of the periodic table.

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4. What distinguishes noble gases like neon from alkali metals like sodium?

a) Number of valence electrons

b) Atomic radius

c) Reactivity with water

d) Presence of a full outer shell

5. Why is sodium considered reactive?

a) It has a small atomic radius.

b) It has a full outer shell.

c) It has one valence electron.

d) It belongs to Group 18.

6. What is the term for the distance from the centre of the nucleus to the outer shell of an atom?

a) Valence

b) Electron orbit

c) Atomic radius

d) Reactivity factor

7. Why are alkali metals, such as sodium, considered highly reactive?

a) They have a small atomic radius.

b) They have a large atomic radius.

c) They have one valence electron that can be transferred.

d) They have a full outer shell.

8. What happens to the atomic radius as you move down each group in the periodic table?

a) It decreases.

b) It remains constant.

c) It increases.

d) It uctuates.
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1. d) They illustrate the way substances chemically interact.
2. d) All of the above
3. a) It has a full outer shell of eight electrons.
4. d) Presence of a full outer shell
5. c) It has one valence electron.
6. c) Atomic radius
7. c) They have one valence electron that can be transferred.
8. c) It increases.
9. c) They have a larger atomic radius.
10. b) Group 2
d) Group 3
c) Group 18
b) Group 2
a) Group 1
10. Which group of elements, mentioned in the video, is known as the alkali earth metals?
d) They have fewer valence electrons.
c) They have a larger atomic radius.
b) They have a full outer shell.
a) Each has a smaller atomic radius.
9. Why are caesium and rubidium more reactive than sodium in Group 1?
Trends in Reactivity Video
Trends in Reactivity Video