Q: the term for the bonding which occurs between two nonmetals
A: covalent

Q: the element with the lowest electronegativity value
A: cesium

Q: flourine has the highest value for this measure of electron attracting ability
A: electronegativity

Q: this group of elements become significantly smaller when they form +1 ions
A: alkali metals

Q: the first element to contain d orbital electrons in the ground state
A: scandium

Q: the smallest element containing three unpaired p orbital electrons in the ground state
A: nitrogen

Q: the character of most of the elements
A: metals

Q: these elements have completed outer energy levels
A: noble gases

Q: it decreases from the top to the bottom of columns on the periodic table
A: ionization energy

Q: a compound consisting of just two elements
A: binary

Q: the valence electrons for this elemental group include d orbital electrons
A: transitional metals

Q: the first element to contain p orbital electrons in the ground state
A: boron

Q: the term for the bonding which occurs between metals and nonmetals
A: ionic

Q: this group has the highest ionization energies of all the reactive elements
A: halogens

Q: the third ionization energy for this group of elements is much higher than the first two ionization energies
A: alkaline earth metals

Q: a compound consisting of just three elements
A: ternary

Q: the element which forms the smallest ion
A: hydrogen

Q: they share the properties of metals and nonmetals
A: metalloids

Q: it decreases from left to right across the periodic table
A: atomic radii