Assignment:
Q1. What happens to the atomic radii as you go down a column in the periodic table,e.g. from Li to Fr?
Q2. Why does the trend you identified in question 1 occur? Be sure to refer to electronic structure in your answer.
Q3. What happens to the atomic radii as you go across a row in the periodic table, e.g. from Li to Ne?
Q4. Why does the trend you identify in question 3 occur? Be sure to refer to electronic structure in you answer?
Q5. What happens to the ionization energy as you down a column in the periodic table, e.g. from Li to Fr?
Q6. Why does the trend you identify in question 5 occur? Be sure to refer to electronic structure in you answer?
Q7. What happens to the ionization energy as you across a column in the periodic table, e.g. from Li to Ne?
Q8. Why does the trend you identify in question 7 occur? Be sure to refer to electronic structure in you answer?
Q9. Why is the first ionization energy of aluminum less than the first ionization energy of magnesium? Show electron configuration of each and refer to them in your answer.
Your answer must be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format.