Periodic-Table-of-Elements

Periodic Table of Elements

  • Title: Periodic Table of Elements by Arlene M. Cando

Learning Competencies

  • Key Skills to Master:

    • Predict chemical behavior using the periodic table (S8MT-IIIi-j-12)

    • Understand the historical development of the periodic table

    • Identify different parts of the periodic table

    • Write electron configurations of elements

    • State various uses of the periodic table across different fields

Parts of an Atom

  • Exercise: Identify and describe the parts of the atom based on a provided figure.

Word Unscramble

  • Task: Unscramble letters related to periodic table terms

    • TNMELEE

    • KALLAI EATMLS

    • YNGXOE

    • EALMT

    • RDOPEI

    • LLEMATDSOI

    • MOTAIC SAMS

    • BELON SAGSE

    • IOIEPRCD LEBTA

    • EEAVLCN NORTCEEL

Overview of the Periodic Table

  • Definition: An organized arrangement of elements based on their atomic mass, electron configuration, and chemical properties.

History of the Periodic Table

  • Importance: Condenses complex information into a manageable format for studying elements.

  • C.P Snow Quote:"The periodic table took jumbled details about elements and fitted them into a pattern."

Key Figures in the Development of the Periodic Table

Johann Dobereiner (1817)

  • The development of the periodic table could be traced back in 1817. German Chemist who Created triads of elements with similar properties, e.g., calcium, barium, strontium.

John Newlands (1863)

  • Proposed the Law of Octaves; elements exhibit similar properties every eight elements based on atomic mass.

Lothar Meyer and Dmitri Mendeleev (1869)

  • Independently arranged elements by atomic mass and grouped them by similar properties, providing a structure for periodicity.

Henry Moseley (1914)

  • Used X-ray frequencies to better correlate properties with atomic numbers, leading to the modern periodic law: properties are periodic functions of atomic numbers.

Modern Periodic Law

  • Definition: Properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic number.

Modern Periodic Table

  • Elements ordered by increasing atomic number, identifying them based on the number of protons which defines the element.

Structure of the Periodic Table

Parts of the Table

  • Each element is box-represented; upper number indicates atomic number, lower number indicates atomic mass.

Groups and Periods

  • Groups or Families: Vertical columns indicating elements with similar properties.

  • Periods: Horizontal rows indicating increasing atomic number.

Specific Groups and Their Characteristics

  • Group 1: Alkali metals; highly reactive metals not found uncombined in nature.

  • Group 2: Alkaline earth metals; less reactive than group 1, not found uncombined.

  • Groups 3-12: Transition metals; generally less reactive. Two types of transition metals : Early Metals and Late Metals

  • Group 17: Halogens; very reactive non-metals that form salts when combined with metals.

  • Group 18: Noble gases; inert gases, very low reactivity.

Types of Elements

Metals

  • Majority of periodic table

  • Characteristics: shiny, good conductors, malleable, ductile. Over 85% of elements are metals.

Non-metals

  • Located on the right side; poor conductors, brittle, lack metallic luster.

Semi-metals (Metalloids)

  • Exhibit properties of both metals and non-metals; include boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, tellurium, polonium.

Metallic Character and Reactivity

  • Trends:

    • Metallic property increases down a group and decreases across a period.

    • Reactivity of metals decreases across a period and increases down a group.

Electron Configuration

Definition

  • Arrangement of electrons within an atom, crucial for understanding chemical behavior.

Orbitals

  • Four types: s, p, d, f with specific shapes:

    • s: spherical

    • p: dumbbell-shaped

    • d: four-leaf clover shape

    • f: complex shapes

Electron Configuration Chart

  • Capacity:

    • s holds 2 electrons

    • p holds 6 electrons

    • d holds 10 electrons

    • f holds 14 electrons

Example: Chlorine (Cl)

  • Atomic Number: 17

  • Electron Configuration: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁵

  • Highest energy level is 3; Valence electron configuration is 3s² 3p⁵.