Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · The Periodic Table: chemical periodicity

The Periodic Table: chemical periodicity — practice question

The graph displays the successive ionisation energies of element X and element Y. Both elements belong to Period 3. Which statement is right?

  • AAn atom of element X needs one extra electron for a full outer shell; an atom of element Y needs three extra electrons for a full outer shell.
  • BAn atom of element Y has five electrons in the $3p$ subshell.
  • CElement X has an oxidation number of $+7$ in most of its compounds.
  • DWhen element X combines with element Y, the bonding is ionic.

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