Competency #6
Predict chemical bonding in terms of electron behavior and the periodic table
Learning Objective b
- b. Identify simple patterns in the periodic table
Question
Write down your answer to the following question:
Which of the following is a FALSE statement regarding the general trends observed in the periodic table?
- Electronegativity increases as you go across the table from left to right
- Electronegativity increases as you go down the table
- Atomic size decreases as you go across the table from left to right
- Atomic size increases as you go down the table
- None of the above (all are TRUE statements)
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