| Term | Definition |
| sodium, magnesium, aluminum, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine, argon | List, in order, the period 3 elements. (separate with comma) |
| [Ne] 3s1 | What is the electronic structure of sodium. (in the form: [Ne] 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 ....) |
| [Ne] 3s2 | What is the electronic structure of magnesium. (in the form: [Ne] 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 ....) |
| [Ne] 3s2 3p1 | What is the electronic structure of aluminum. (in the form: [Ne] 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 ....) |
| [Ne] 3s2 3p2 | What is the electronic structure of silicon. (in the form: [Ne] 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 ....) |
| [Ne] 3s2 3p3 | What is the electronic structure of phosphorus. (in the form: [Ne] 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 ....) |
| [Ne] 3s2 3p4 | What is the electronic structure of sulfur. (in the form: [Ne] 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 ....) |
| [Ne] 3s2 3p5 | What is the electronic structure of chlorine. (in the form: [Ne] 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 ....) |
| [Ne] 3s2 3p6 | What is the electronic structure of argon. (in the form: [Ne] 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 ....) |
| chlorine | Which has a higher ionization energy: sulfur or chlorine. |
| magnesium | Which has a higher ionization energy: magnesium or aluminum. |
| phosphorus | Which has a higher ionization energy: silicon or phosphorus. |
| phosphorus | Which has a higher ionization energy: phosphorus or sulfur. |
| aluminum | Which element (in period 3) has the highest boiling point? |
| silicon | Which has the highest melting point: silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine, argon |
| silicon | Which element (in period 3) has the highest melting point |
| silicon | Which has the highest boiling point: magnesium or silicon. |
| sulfur | Which non-metal molecules have the highest Van de Waals? |
| giant covalent | Which physical structure does silicon have: simple molecular, giant covalent, metallic, lattice of ions |
| metallic | Which physical structure does aluminum have: simple molecular, giant covalent, metallic, lattice of ions |
| simple molecular | Which physical structure does phosphorus have: simple molecular, giant covalent, metallic, lattice of ions |