6 - The Importance of the Periodic Table in Chemistry
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Practice Questions
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What does the periodic table help predict about elements?
💡 Hint: Think about what information is provided by an element's position.
Which group contains the most reactive metals?
💡 Hint: Consider the first group on the periodic table.
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What predicts the properties of an element most effectively?
💡 Hint: Consider how groups share similar traits in the periodic table.
True or False: All elements in the periodic table are reactive.
💡 Hint: Think about which group of elements does not easily engage in reactions.
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A new element has been discovered and is believed to be in the same group as chlorine. Predict its reactivity and possible compound formations.
💡 Hint: Refer to the properties of halogens in group 17.
Explain how discoveries in the periodic table have advanced modern chemistry.
💡 Hint: Think of examples like semiconductors that rely on new elements.
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