Structured Questions

1. (a) What is valence electrons ?

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(b) Element Q has 15 protons.
i- Write the electron arrangement for Q.
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ii- State the number of valence electrons for the atom Q.
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iii- Draw the electron arrangement for element Q.

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2. Table 1 shows the proton numbers and nucleon numbers of four elements W, X, Y and Z.
Element
W
X
Y
Z

Proton number
3
8
14
20
Table 1

Nucleon number
7
16
28
40

(a) Write the electron arrangement of atom for element Y.

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(b) How many neutrons are there in an atom of element Y.
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(c) Elements W and X are in the same period. State the reason for this.
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(d) Determine the group for element Z.
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(e) State the name for element X.

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3. The table below shows the proton numbers for elements R, S, T and U.
Element
R
S
T
U

Proton number
17
14
11
10

(a) Identify the one element which is a

i- halogen
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ii- alkali metal
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iii- semi metal
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iv- noble gas
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(b) Determine the period where element R is located.
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