An element $X$,which is a yellow solid at room temperature,shows catenation and allotropy. $X$ forms two oxides which are also formed during the thermal decomposition of ferrous sulphate crystals and are major air pollutants.
$(a)$ What would be the nature (acidic/basic) of the oxides formed?
$(b)$ Locate the position of the element in the Modern Periodic Table.

Write the formulae of chlorides of Eka-silicon and Eka-aluminium,the elements predicted by Mendeleev.

The atomic radii of the elements of the second period are given below:

Second period elements	$B$	$Be$	$O$	$N$	$Li$	$F$	$C$
Atomic Radii $(pm)$	$88$	$111$	$66$	$74$	$152$	$64$	$77$

$(i)$ Arrange these elements in decreasing order of their atomic radii.
$(ii)$ Are the elements now arranged in the pattern of a period in the periodic table?
$(iii)$ Name the element which has the $(a)$ smallest and $(b)$ largest atomic number.
$(iv)$ From the above data, infer how the atomic size or atomic radius of the elements changes as we move from left to right in a period.
$(v)$ Name one metal, one non-metal, and a metalloid out of these elements.
$(vi)$ Why does atomic radius decrease as we move from left to right in a period?

Calcium is an element with atomic number $20$.
$(i)$ Will it be a metal or a non-metal?
$(ii)$ What will be its valency?
$(iii)$ What would be the formula of its chloride?
$(iv)$ Will it be larger or smaller than $K$ (Potassium)?

Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the trends observed when moving from left to right across the periods of the Periodic Table?

The atomic numbers of a few elements are given below: $10, 20, 7, 14$.
$(a)$ Identify the elements.
$(b)$ Identify the group number of these elements in the Periodic Table.
$(c)$ Identify the periods of these elements in the Periodic Table.