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A-LevelChemistryChemical periodicityOct/Nov 2014Paper 1 Q141 Mark

Use of the Data Booklet is relevant to this question. Sir Humphrey Davy discovered boron, calcium, magnesium and sodium. Which of these elements has the second smallest atomic radius in its group and the third lowest first ionisation energy in its period?

Aboron
Bcalcium
Cmagnesium
Dsodium

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About This A-Level Chemistry Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Chemistry (9701) Oct/Nov 2014 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Chemical periodicity and is worth 1 mark.

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