CBSE Class 10 Science Periodic Classification Of Elements Assignment Set E

Very Short Answer Questions

Question. Two elements M and N belong to group 1 and 2 respectively and are in the same period of the periodic table. How do the following properties of M and N vary?
a. Sizes of their atoms.
b. Their metallic character.
c. Their valencies in forming oxides.
d. Formulae of their chlorides.
Answer: a. M has bigger size than N.
b. M has more metallic character than N.
c. M has valency equal to 1, N has valency equal to 2.
d. MCl and MCl₂ are formula of their chlorides.

Question. The following table shows the elements represented by the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. 
a. Which of the elements has the atomic size (i) biggest and (ii) smallest?
b. Which element has valency equal to (i) 3 and (ii) zero?
Answer: a. (i) A has the biggest size. (ii) G has the smallest size.
b. (i) C has valency equal to 3. (ii) H has valency equal to zero.

Question. a. State Modern Periodic Law
b. Elements A, B, C and D have atomic number 1, 8, 11, 19 respectively. Choose the odd element and give reason for your answer.
Answer: a. Modern Periodic Law: It states ‘properties of elements are a periodic function of their atomic number’.
b. B(8): 2, 6 is an odd element because it has 6 valence electrons whereas others have 1 valence electron.

Question. Arrange the following elements in descending order of their atomic size and give reason for your answer.
Mg(12), P(15), Cl(17), Ar(18)
Answer: Mg > P > Ar > Cl
As we move from left to right, atomic size decreases due to increase in effective nuclear charge. Ar is bigger than Cl due repulsion between 8 valence electrons.

Question. Na, Mg, A1 are the elements having one, two and three valence electrons respectively. Which of these elements (a) has longest atomic radius, (b) is least reactive? Justify your answer stating reason for each.
Answer: a. Na has the largest atomic radius due to least effective nuclear charge due to less forces of attraction between 11 protons and 11 electrons.
b. A1 is the least reactive element due to small its size and least tendency to lose electrons.

Question. The atomic number of these elements are given below: 
Arrange this elements in increasing order of their atomic numbers. Give reason for your answer.
Answer: =
B(5), C(6), N(7), 0(8) is the increasing order of their atomic numbers.
It is because when we move along a period,atomic radii decreases due to increase in effective nuclear charge due to increase in number of protons and electrons continuously.

Question. Would you place the two isotopes Cl-35 and Cl-37 in different slots because of their different atomic masses or in the same slot because their chemical properties 
are same? Justify your answer.
Answer: They will be placed in the same slot because they have similar chemical properties due to same number of valence electrons.

Question. The electronic configuration of an element X is 2, 8, 8, 2. To which period and group of periodic table does the element X belong to? State the valency and justify your answer in each case.
Answer: It belongs to 4th period because it has four shells.
It belongs to group 2 because it has 2 valence
electrons. X has a valency equal to 2 because it can lose 2 electrons to become stable.

Question. Study the variation in atomic radii of first group elements given below and arrange them in an increasing order:
a. Name the element which have the smallest and the largest atoms 
b. How does the atomic size vary as you go down the group?
Answer: Li < Na < K < Rb < Cs
a. Li is the smallest, Cs is the largest atom.
b. Atomic size increases down the group.

Question. Atomic radii of the elements of second period are given below: 
b. Are the elements now arranged in the pattern of a period in periodic table?
c. Which elements have the largest and the smallest atoms?
d. How does the atomic radius change as you go from left to right in a period.
Answer: a. Li > Be > B > C > N > O
b. Yes, They belong to the second period.
c. Li is the largest, oxygen is the smallest.
d. Atomic size decreases along a period from left to right.

Question. Li, Be, B, C are the elements of same period of Modem Periodic table.
a. Arrange them in increasing order of their atomic size.
b. In which shell (number) would last electron enter for all of them.
c. Calculate the valence electrons in each.
d. Which element amongst them is most electropositive?
Answer: a. C < B < Be < Li
b. Second shell
c.

Question. Give reasons:
a. Elements in a group have similar chemical properties.
b. Elements of Group 1 form ions with a charge of +1.
Answer: a. It is due to the same number of valence electrons.
b. Group-1 elements can lose one electron to form positive ions with charge equal to +1.

Question. What is meant by periodicity of properties of elements? Why are the properties of elements placed on the same group of the periodic table similar?
Answer: The repetition of similar properties after a definite interval is called periodicity of properties. It is due to the same number of valence electrons.

Question. Calcium is an element with atomic number 20.
a. Will it be a metal/non-metal?
b. What will be its valency?
c. What would be the formula of its chloride?
d. Will it be smaller / larger than K?
Answer: Ca(20): 2, 8, 8, 2
a. It will be a metal.
b. Its valency is equal to 2.
c. CaCl₂ is the formula of its chloride.
d. It will be smaller than K.

Question. List the anomalies of Mendeleev’s periodic table which were removed in Modem Periodic Table.
Answer: Co with higher atomic mass proceeds Ni with lower atomic mass. It was solved because Co has lower atomic number than Ni.
Isotopes should have been given different slots due to different atomic mass, but it is not possible due to same chemical properties. The problem was solved because isotopes have same atomic numbers.

Question. Choose from the following:
6C, 8O, 10Ne, 11Na, 14S1
a. Elements that should be in the same period.
b. Elements that should be in the same group.
State the reason for your selection in each case.
Answer: a. 6C(2, 4), 8O(2, 6), 10Ne(2, 8) belong to the same period i.e., 2nd period and 11Na(2, 8, 1), 14Si(2, 8, 4) belongs to the same period i.e., 3rd period.
b. 6C(2,4) and 14Si(2,8,4) belongs to the same group -14 due to same number of valence electrons,which is equal to 4.

Question. a. Amongst the following elements identify the ones that would form anions:
K, O, Na, F, Ca, Cl, Mg
b. Write the electronic configuration of the anions identified above.
Answer: O, F, Cl will form anions.
O2- (18): 2, 8
F-(10): 2, 8
Cl-(18): 2, 8, 8

Question. An element belongs to third period and second group of the periodic table:
a. State the number of valence electrons in it.
b. Is it a metal or a non-metal?
c. Name the element.
d. Write the formula of its oxide.
Answer: a. It has 2 valence electrons.
b. It is a metal
c. Magnesium.
d. MgO is the formula of its oxide.

Question. Write the trend of atomic size and metallic character along a group and a period in modern periodic table.
Answer: Atomic size increases down the group and decreases along a period from left to right in the periodic table.
Metallic character increases down the group and it decreases along a period from left to right.

Question. Elements in Periodic table show periodicity in properties. List any four such properties.
Answer: Valence electrons, Valency, Atomic size, Metallic character.

Question. An element ‘X’ has atomic number 13.
a. Write its electronic configuration.
b. State the group to which ‘X’ belongs to.
c. Is ‘X’ a metal or a non-metal?
d. Write the formula of its bromide.
Answer: a. X(13) : 2, 8, 3
b. It belongs to group 13.
c. It is a metal.
d. XBr3 is the formula of its bromide.

Question. Given below are four elements with their atomic numbers:
A(16), B(11), C(3), D(14)
a. Identify the elements which belong to the same group of the Modem periodic table.
b. Arrange the elements in decreasing order of the atomic size.
c. Write the formula of oxide of B.
d. Which of these elements is a metalloid?
Answer: a. C(3) and B( 11) belongs to the same group.
b. A<D<B<C is the decreasing order of atomic size.
c. B₂O is the formula of oxide.
d. D is a metalloid.

Question. An element M has atomic number 12.
a. Write its electronic configuration.
b. State the group to which M belongs to.
c. Is M a metal or a non-metal?
d. Write the formula of its oxide.
Answer: a. 2, 8, 2,
b. Group 2,
c. Metal,
d. MO is formula of its oxide.

Question. An element X belongs to 3rd period and group 17 of the periodic table. State its (a) electronic configuration,
(b) valency. Justify your answer with a reason.
Answer: a. 2, 8, 7; because it has 3 shells as it belongs to 3rd period. Group 17 means 7 valence electrons.
b. Valency = 1
It can gain 1 electron to become stable i.e. to complete its octet.

Question. Choose from the following:
20Ca, 3Li, 11Na, 10Ne
a. An element having two shells completely filled with electrons.
b. Two elements belonging to same group of the periodic table.
Answer: a. 10Ne (2, 8)
b. 3Li(2, 1) and 11Na(2, 9, 1) belong to the same group.

Question. a. Identify the elements among the following which will belong to the same group: H, He, Li, B, C.
b. State the group number of the recognised elements.
c. Name another one element belonging to the same group.
Answer: a. H and Li belong to the same group.
b. They belong to group 1.
c. Na (sodium) also belong to this group.

Question. Name the element with atomic number 19.
a. In which group it is placed?
b. To which period does it belong to?
c. Write its electronic configuration.
Answer: The name of element is Potassium, K(19): 2, 8, 8, 1.
a. It belongs to group 1.
b. It belongs to 4th period.
c. Its electronic configuration is 2,8 8,1.

Question. The atomic number of an element is 12.
a. Write its electronic configuration and determine its valency.
b. Is it more reactive or less reactive than Ca(20)?
c. Is it a metal or a non-metal?
d. Write the formula of its oxide.
Answer: a. Mg(12): 2, 8, 2. Its valency is equal to 2.
b. It is less reactive than Ca.
c. It is a metal.
d. MgO

Question. In the modern periodic table, the element Calcium (atomic number = 20) is surrounded by elements with atomic numbers 12, 19, 21 and 38. Which ofthese elements has physical and chemical properties resembling those of Calcium and why?
Answer: Ca(20): 2, 8, 8, 2
Mg(12): 2,8, 2
Sr(38): 2, 8, 18, 8, 2
Mg and Sr has similar properties to Ca because each of them have 2 valence electrons.

Question. How does metallic character of the elements change along a period in the periodic table from left to right and why?
Answer: Metallic character of elements decreases along a period from left to right because atomic size decreases, tendency to lose electrons decreases.

Question. Why do all elements of the
a. same group have similar properties?
b. same period have different properties?
Answer: a. It is due to same number of valence electrons which will decide the chemical properties.
b. They differ in number of valence electrons,therefore they differ in chemical properties. They have the same number of shells.

Question. An element ‘E’ has the following electronic configuration: 

a. To which group of the periodic table does element E belong to?
b. To which period of the periodic table does element E belong to?
c. State the number of valence electrons present in element E.
d. State the valency of the element E.
Answer: a. E (2, 8, 6) belongs to group 16,
b. It belongs to 3rd period.
c. It has 6 valence electrons.
d. The valency of E is 2.

Question. Choose from the following: 4Be, 9F, 19K, 20Ca
a. The element having one electron in the outermost shell.
b. Two elements of the same group.
Answer: a. 19K(2,8,8,1) has one valence electron,
b. 4Be(2, 2) and 20Ca(2, 8, 8, 2) belongs to the same group.

Question. The elements X, Y and Z having atomic numbers 11,7 and 6 respectively react with oxygen to form their oxides.
a. Arrange these oxides in increasing order of their basic nature.
b. Give reason for your answer.
Answer: X(11) is sodium and it will form Na2O, Y(7) is Nitrogen that will form N2O5, Z(6) is carbon which will form CO₂.
a. N₂O₅ < CO₂ < Na₂O
b. It is because non-metallic character increases along a period, therefore basic character of oxides decreases, and acidic nature increases from left to right across the period.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question. The elements of the third period of the Periodic Table are given below: 
a. Which atom is bigger, Na or Mg? Why?
b. Identify the most (i) metallic and (ii) non-metallic element in Period 3.
Answer: a. Na is bigger because it has 11p and 11e i.e., less forces of attraction than in Mg which has 12 protons and 12 electrons and has more forces of attraction, due to more effective nuclear charge.
b. (i) Na is the most metallic element, (ii) Cl is the most non-metallic element.

Question. How can the valency of an element be determined if its electronic configuration is known? What will be valency of an element with atomic number 9?
Answer: Valency=Number of valence electrons in case of metals and metalloids. It is also equal to 8 — Number of valence electrons in case of non-metals.
F(9) has electronic configuration of 2, 7. It is a nonmetal.
Its valency is equal to 1.

Question. An element X belongs to 3rd period and group 16 of the Modern Periodic table.
a. Determine the number of valence electrons and the valency of X.
b. Molecular formula of the compound of X when it reacts with hydrogen and write its electron dot diagram.
c. Name the element X and state whether it is metallic or non-metallic.
Answer: a. X has 6 valence electrons and its valency is equal to 2.
b. H₂X is its formula,

c. X is sulphur. It is a non-metallic element.

Question. Two elements X and Y have atomic number 11 and 16 respectively.
a. Write the electronic configuration of both.
b. Write the formula of the compound formed by their combination (in terms of X and Y).
Answer: a. X(11): 2, 8, 1; Y(16): 2, 8, 6
b. X₂Y is the formula of compound formed.

Question. Differentiate between the arrangement of elements in Mendeleev’s periodic table and Modern Periodic Table.
Answer: 

Question. Write the names given to the vertical columns and horizontal rows in the Modern Periodic Table. How does the metallic character of elements vary on moving down a vertical column? How does the size of atomic radius vary on moving from left to right in a horizontal row? Give reason in support of your answer in the above two cases.
Answer: Vertical columns are called groups. Horizontal rows are called periods. Metallic character of elements increases down the group because tendency to lose electrons increases down the group due to increase in atomic size. Atomic size goes on decreasing along the period due to increase in effective nuclear charge due to increase in number of protons and electrons.

 Question. Elements Mg and O respectively belong to group 2 and group 16 of the modem periodic table. If the atomic number of Mg and O are 12 and 8 respectively,draw their electronic structures and show the process of formation of the compound by transfer of electrons between them.
Answer: Mg(12): 2,8,2
O(8): 2,6 

Question. An element ‘P’ (atomic number 20) reacts with an element ‘Q’ (atomic number 17) to form a compound.
Answer the following questions giving reason: Write the position of ‘P’ and ‘Q’ in the Modem Periodic Table and the molecular formula of the compound formed when ‘P* reacts with ‘Q’.
Answer: P(20): 2, 9, 9, 2; Q(17): 2, 8, 7
‘P’ belongs to group 2 and 4th period.
‘Q’ belongs to group 17 and 3rd period.

PQ₂ is the molecular formula of the compound formed.

Question. State Mendeleev’s periodic law. Write two achievements of Mendeleev’s periodic table.
Answer: Properties of elements are a periodic function of their atomic mass.
Achievements:
a. It could arrange all the elements discovered at that time.
b. It left some gaps for the elements to be discovered and helped in their discovery by predicting their properties.

Question. The elements of the second period of the periodic table are given below:
Li, Be, B, C, N, O, F
a. Give reason to explain why atomic radii decreases from Li to F.
b. Identify the most (i) metallic and (ii) non-metallic element.
Answer: a. It is because effective nuclear increases due to increase in forces of attraction between more electrons with more protons, even though number of shells remain the same.
b. (i) Li is the most metallic element, (ii) F is the most non-metallic element.

Question. Give reasons for the following:
a. Lithium atom is smaller than sodium atom.
b. Chlorine (Atomic number 17) is more electronegative than Sulphur (Atomic number 16)
Answer: a. Li(3): 2, 1; Na(11): (2, 8, 1).
Li has two shells, therefore it is smaller than Na which has 3 shells.
b. Chlorine (17) is smaller than sulphur (16),therefore it is more electronegative than sulphur.

Question. a. State the main characteristic of elements on which modern periodic table is based.
b. No fixed position is assigned to hydrogen in the periodic table, why?
Answer: a. Modem periodic table is based on the trend of increasing order of atomic number. Elements of same group have same number of valence electrons.
b. Hydrogen resembles with both group 1 and group 17 elements, therefore it does not have a fixed position.

Question. An element X has mass number 35 and the number of its neutrons is 18. Identify the group number, period and valency of element X’.
Answer: X has mass number 35, number of neutrons = 18
Atomic Number = 35 – 18 = 17
a. Electronic configuration: X = 2, 8, 7 It has 7 valence electrons. It belongs to group 17.
b. It has 3 shells, therefore it belongs to 3rd period.
c. It can gain 1 electron to become stable, so its valency is equal to 1.

Question. Why is lithium with atomic number 3 and potassium with atomic number 19 are placed in group one? What will be atomic number of the first two elements in the second group?
Answer: Group 1 Group 2
Li(3): 2,1 Be(4): 2, 2
K(19):2,8,8,1 Mg (12): 2, 8, 2
Li and K are placed in group 1 due to same number ofvalence electrons. In second group the atomic number of first two elements will be 4 and 12 respectively.

Question. Write the electronic configuration of two elements X’ and ‘Y’ whose atomic numbers are 20 and 17 respectively. Write the molecular formula of the compound formed when element X’ reacts with element ‘Y’. Draw electron-dot structure of the product and also state the nature of the bond formed between both the elements.
Answer: X(20): 2, 8, 8, 2; Y(17): 2, 8, 7

Y This bond is ionic bond.

Question. What is periodicity in properties of elements with reference to the Modern Periodic Table? Why do all the elements of the same group have similar properties?
How does the tendency of elements to gain electrons change as we move from left in a period? State the reason of this change.
Answer: The repetition of similar properties after a definite interval is called periodicity of properties.
Tendency to gain electrons increases along a period from left to right because atomic size decreases.

Question. The atomic number of an element is 19.
a. Write the electronic configuration of this element and determine (i) the valency of this element,and (ii) whether this element is a metal or a nonmetal?
b. Write the formula of the oxide of this element.
c. Is this element more reactive or less reactive than Na (atomic number 11)? Justify your answer, giving example.
Answer: a. 2, 8, 8, 1
i. Valency = 1
ii. It is a metal.
a. X₂O
b. It is more reactive than Na(11) because it is large in size and it can lose electrons easily due to less effective nuclear charge.
K reacts more vigorously with H₂O than Na.

Question. Why is atomic number considered to be a more appropriate parameter than atomic mass for the classification of elements in a periodic table? How does the metallic character of elements vary as we move (a) from left to right in a period, and (b) top to bottom in a group of the modem periodic table? Give reasons to justify your answer.
Answer: It is because chemical properties depend upon the number of valence electrons which is determined with the help of atomic number.
a. Metallic character decreases from left to right because atomic size decreases, tendency to lose electrons decreases, b. Metallic character increases from top to bottom
in a group because atomic size increases due to which effective nuclear charge decreases.

Question. Justify the following with suitable reasons:
a. Cations are smaller than the corresponding atoms.
b. Size of atom increases as we move down the group.
c. Atomic size decreases as we move across a period.
Answer: a. Cations are formed by loss of electrons, therefore effective nuclear charge increases, size of atom decreases.
b. It is because number of shells goes on increasing down the group.
c. It is because effective nuclear charge increases along a period.

Question. The atomic number of an element is 20.
a. Write its electronic configuration and determine its valency.
b. Is it a metal or a non-metal?
c. Write formula of its chloride.
d. Is it more or less reactive than Mg(12)? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer: a. Ca(20): 2, 8 8, 2. Its valency is equal to 2.
b. It is a metal.
c. CaCl₂.
d. It is more reactive than Mg due to larger atomic size. It can lose electrons easily due to less effective nuclear charge.

Question. Out of the elements H(1), Be(4), Na(11) and Mg(12).
a. Write the pair of elements having similar chemical properties.
b. State the group number of each pair,
c. Name one another element belonging to each of these groups.
Answer: a. Be(4) and Mg(12) have similar chemical properties.
H( 1) and Na(ll) have similar chemical properties.
b. Be and Mg belong to group 2, H and Na belong to group 1.
c. K belongs to group 1 and Ca belongs to group 2.

Question. Calcium is an element with atomic number 20. Stating the reason, answer each of the following questions:
a. Is calcium a metal or a non-metal?
b. Will its atomic radius be larger or smaller than that of potassium with atomic number 19?
c. Write the formula of its oxide.
Answer: a. Calcium is a metal because it can lose electrons to form cations.
b. Its atomic radius will be smaller due to more number of protons and electrons, more forces of attraction.
c. CaO

Question. An element M with electronic configuration (2,8,2) combines separately with NO₃ , (SO₄)-2and (PO₄)2-
radicals. Write the formula of the three compounds so formed. To which group and period of the Modern Periodic Table does the element M belong to? Will M form covalent or ionic compounds? Give reason to justify your answer.
Answer: M(2, 8, 2). It has valency equal to 2.

M belongs to group 2.
It belongs to 3rd period.
M will form ionic compound because M can easily lose electrons.
Bond will be formed by transfer of electrons.

Question. An element X’(Atomic number 20) burns in the presence of oxygen to form a basic oxide.
a. Identify the element and write its electronic configuration.
b. State its group number and period number in the Modern Periodic Table.
c. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction when this oxide is dissolved in water.
Answer: a. X is calcium because it forms CaO (basic oxide).
Its electronic configuration is 2, 8 8, 2.
b. It belongs to group 2 and 4th period.
c. CaO + H₂O → Ca(OH)₂

Question. An element X belongs to 3rd period and group 16 of the Modern Periodic Table.
a. Determine the number of valence electrons and the valency of X.
b. Molecular formula of the compound when X reacts with hydrogen and write its electron dot structure.
c. Name the element X and state whether it is metallic or non-metallic.
Answer: a. X is sulphur, S(16): 2, 8, 6. It has 6 valence electrons. Its valency is equal to 2.
b. H₂X,

c. X is a non-metal.

Question. How does tendency to lose electrons change in the Modern Periodic Table in (a) a group, (b) a period and why?
Answer: a. In a group, tendency to lose electrons increases down the group because atomic size increases,forces of attraction between the valence electronand nucleus decreases.
b. In a period, tendency to lose electrons decreases due to decrease in atomic size due to more effective nuclear charge.

Question. Three elements ‘X’, ‘Y’ and ‘Z’ have atomic numbers 7, 8 and 9 respectively.
a. State their positions (Group number and period number both) in the Modern Periodic Table.
b. Arrange these elements in decreasing order of their atomic radii.
c. Write the formula of the compound formed when
X’ combines with ‘Z’.
Answer: X(7): 2, 5,
Y(8): 2, 6
Z(9): 2, 7
a. X belong to Group 15 and 2nd period.
Y belong to Group 16 and 2nd period.
Z belong to Group 17 and 2nd period.
b. X > Y > Z 
C.

Question. The atomic number of Na and Mg are 11 and 12 respectively and they belong to the same period 
a. Which one should have smaller atomic size?
b. Which would be more electropositive?
c. To which group would each one belong?
Answer: Na(11): 2, 8, 1; Mg(12): 2, 8, 2
a. Mg will have smaller size.
b. Na is more electropositive.
c. Na(11) belongs to group 1 whereas Mg(12) belongs to group 2.

Question. Explain the basic character of oxides of elements down the group and across the period.
Answer: Basic character of oxides increases down the group because metallic character increases.
Basic character of oxides decreases along the period from left to right because non¬metallic character increases, metallic character decreases.

Question. Describe the basic character of oxides of third period elements across the period from left to right.
Answer: Na₂O, MgO are basic oxides.
SiO₂, Al₂O₃ are amphoteric oxides.
P₂O₅, SO₂, Cl₂O₇ are acidic oxides.
Basic character of oxides decreases across the period.

Question. Write the number of periods in the modern periodic table. State the changes in valency and metallic character of elements as we move from left to right in a period. Also state the changes, if any, in the valency and atomic size of elements as we move down the group.
Answer: There are 7 periods in Modern Periodic Table.
Valency first increases and then decreases. Metallic character decreases along a period from left to right.
There is no change in valency down the group.
Atomic size increases down the group.

Question. How many groups and periods are there in the Modern Periodic Table? How do the atomic size and metallic character of elements vary as we move
a. down a group and
b. from left to right in a period?
Answer: There are 7 periods in Modern Periodic Table.
Valency first increases and then decreases. Metallic character decreases along a period from left to right.
There is no change in valency down the group.
Atomic size increases down the group.

Question. Two elements P and Q belong to the same period of the modern periodic table and are in Group-1 and Group-2 respectively. Compare their following characteristics in tabular form:
a. The number of electrons in their atoms.
b. The size of their atoms.
c. Their metallic character.
d. Their tendency to lose electrons.
e. The formula of their oxides.
f. The formula of their chlorides.
Answer: a. P has 1 valence electron, Q has 2 valence electrons.
b. P is bigger than Q.
c. P is more metallic than Q.
d. P can lose electrons more easily than Q.
e. P₂O and QO
f. PCl and QCl₂

Question. Taking example of an element of atomic number 16,explain how the electronic configuration of the atom of an element relates to its position in the Modern Periodic Table and how valency of an element is calculated on the basis of its atomic number?
Answer: S(16) has electronic configuration of 2,8, 6,Group number = valence electrons + 10= 6 + 10 = 16
Period number = Number of shells = 3 Valency = 8 – valence electrons =8-6=2

Question. The atomic number of an element X’is 20.
a. Determine the position of the element “X’ in the periodic table.
b. Write the formula of the compound formed when ‘X’ reacts/combines with another element *Y’(atomic number 8).
c. What would be the nature (acidic or basic) of the compound formed? Justify your answer.
Answer: X(20): 2, 8, 8, 2; Y(8): 2, 6
a. It belongs to group 2, 4th period because its valence electrons are 2 and no. of shells = 4

c. Compound formed will be basic because “X’ is a metal.

Question. An element X’ is placed in 13th group and 3rd period of Modern Periodic Table. Answer the following stating reason for your answer.
a. Write the electronic configuration of the element X’.
b. Write the formula of the compound formed when element X’ reacts with another element ‘Y’,having atomic number 17.
c. Will oxide of this element be acidic or basic?
Answer: X is Aluminium (13); Y(17) 2, 8, 7

c. It will be amphoteric i.e., it is acidic as well as basic.

Question. Given below are some elements of the Modern Periodic Table. Atomic number of the element is given in the parentheses:
A(4), B(9), C(14), D(19), E(20)
a. Select the element that has only one electron in the outermost shell. Also write the electronic configuration of this element.
b. Which two elements amongst these belong to the same group? Give reason for your answer.
c. Which two elements amongst these belong to the same period? Which among the two has bigger atomic radius?
Answer: a. D(19): 2,8,8,1 has 1 valence electron.
b. A(4): 2, 2 and E(20): 2, 8, 8, 2 belong to same group because they have the same number of valence electrons.
c. A(2, 2), B(2, 7) belong to the same period. A has bigger atomic radius than B.

Question. Write the main aim of classifying elements. Name the basic property of elements which is used in the development of Modern Periodic Table. State the Modern Periodic Law. On which side (part) of the Modern Periodic Table do you find metals, metalloids and non- metals?
Answer: Classification is done so as to study the properties of 118 elements easily. Modern periodic table is based on atomic number of the atom an element. ‘Properties of elements are a periodic function of their atomic numbers.’ Metals are placed on the left and middle, non-metals are placed on the right and Metalloids are placed on the border line between metals and nonmetals in a zig-zag manner.