Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Atomic structure and the Periodic Table

Atomic structure and the Periodic Table — practice question

Flerovium, Fl, with atomic number 114, was first produced in research laboratories in 1998.
(a)[1]

Suggest which element Z is.

(b)[1]

In which period of the Periodic Table does flerovium belong?

(c)[1]

How many outer-shell electrons are present in an atom of flerovium?

(d)[3]

(i) State the name given to isotopes with unstable nuclei. (ii) Fill in the table to show how many protons, neutrons and electrons are present in the atoms of the isotopes shown.

(e)[3]

(i) Give two physical properties that flerovium might have. (ii) Give one chemical property that flerovium oxide might have.

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