Test Yourself 4.2 (Textbook) – Chemistry Form 4 Chapter 4 (The Periodic Table of Elements)


Question 1:
Write the symbols for magnesium, copper and fluorine.

Answer:
Mg, Cu, F


Question 2:
 State the electron arrangement and group, for each of the following elements. Refer the Data Table of Elements on page 276 to get the proton number of each element.
(a) Potassium, K
(b) Carbon, C
(c) Chlorine, Cl
(d) Argon, Ar

Answer:
(a) 2.8.8.1; Group 1
(b) 2.4; Group 14
(c) 2.8.7; Group 17
(d) 2.8.8; Group 18


Question 3:
Draw the electron arrangements of lithium, Li and carbon, C.

Answer: