Chemistry - Periodic Trends

What happens to the atomic radius when it moves down the period

It increases

What happens to the atomic radius when it moves down the groups

It decreases

What happens to the ionization energy when it moves down the period

It decreases

What happens to the ionization energy when it moves down the group

It increases

The right side of the table has ____ nuclear charge

Larger nuclear charge

The left side of the table has ____ nuclear charge

Smaller nuclear charge

The bottom half of the table has ____ energy levels

more energy levels

The top half of the table has ____ energy levels

less energy levels

Ionization Energy Definition

Minimum amount of energy required to remove the loosest electron

Positive ions have a

Small atomic radius

Negative ions have a

large atomic radius