Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

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Chapter 7 The Structure of Atoms and Periodic Trends - Study Questions - Page 281a: 29

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a) Na, period 3, along with Mg and P, and it's the leftmost one b) O, since there is greater electron affinity in the upper left corner. c) $Na\lt Mg\lt P\lt O$, bigger in earlier periods and increase from left to right.
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