IB skill practice

Use the periodic table to classify elements

Syllabus-aligned Chemistry skill. Draft skills remain inactive until production seed coverage is added.

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 4

Period number and occupied shells

The highlighted element in a fertiliser label discussion is in period 3. How many occupied electron shells are expected in the simple atomic model? Read the diagram labels first, then answer with the classification or value. Enter the answer and choose the interpretation that matches the chemistry.

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