metallic properties
There is a decrease in ________ across a period.
Atomic size
________-- decreases across a period, increases down a group.
Oxygen
________: welding, ________ tents and tanks.
Periodic table
The list of elements arranged in order of increasing proton number.
Group
Vertical column in a periodic table.
Period
Horizontal row in a periodic table.
Same group
same valency/number of valence electrons
Same period
same number of shells
Left to right
gradual change from metals to non-metals
Group I to Group III
lose electrons to form cations
Group V to Group VII
gain electrons to form anions
Group IV
can either gain or lose electrons
Group VIII/O
are stable and do not react
Atomic size
decreases across a period, increases down a group
React with cold water to form alkali and hydrogen
2Na + 2H20 2NaOH + H20
React with halogens to form halides
2Na + Cl2 2NaCl
Increases down the group
density, reactivity, softness
Decreases down the group
Melting and boiling points
Undergo displacement reactions
2NaBr + Cl2 2NaCl + Br2
Increases down the group
Melting and boiling points, density, colour (darker)
Decreases down the group
Reactivity, state (gas to solid)
1) Increases down the group
Boiling point, mass
Helium
for filling balloons and airships
Argon
for filling tungsten bulbs
Neon
used in lights and advertising signs
Xenon
used in vehicle headlamps
Argon
to provide inert atmosphere for processes like welding
Oxygen
welding, oxygen tents and tanks
Transition Metals
The set of metallic elements occupying a central block in the periodic table.
Alkali metals
The name given to Group I metals in the periodic table.
Halogens
The name given to Group VII elements in the periodic table.