The Periodic Table

Creators

  • Döbereiner (1857) - triads
    • Ca, Sr, Br
  • Newlands (1863) - arranged by increasing at. mass
    • Noted repetition of properties every 8th element
    • Law of Octaves - seven groups of 7
  • Mendelev (1865) - First periodic table
    • Arranged by increasing at. mass
    • Left spaces for undiscovered elements
    • Noted recurring physical changes
  • Mosely (1913) - arranged by increasing at. number
    • Found nuclear charge
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Groupings

  • Period/Series - horizontal rows

    • Row number tells the outer Energy level of the element
    • Same number of Energy levels
  • Group/Family - vertical columns

    • Similar physical and chemical properties

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Families

  • 1A to 8A - Representative Elements
    • Same number of valence electrons
    • Similar electron configurations

1A Alkali Earth Metals

  • Doesn't include H
  • Most reactive metals
  • 1 valence electron
  • Low density, low melting point'
  • Good conductivity
  • Soft, shiny metals
  • Very malleable, ductile
  • Combine with H2O to form a strong base
  • Explode in H2O
    • Exothermic reaction
    • Heat explodes Hydrogen

2A Alkaline Earth Metals

  • 2 valence electrons
  • Higher density than 1A
  • Good conductivity
  • Gray/white
  • rapid oxidation
  • Used in structural materials

6A Chalogen Family

  • Also called Oxygen Family
  • 6 valence electrons
  • gain electron
    • forms anion

7A Halogens

  • 7 valence electrons
  • Always combined in nature

8A Noble Gases

  • Unreactive
  • 8 valence electrons
    • He has 2 electrons
  • full outer E levers
    • S and P are full

Types of Elements

Metals

  • left of zigzag; few outer electrons
  • Tend to lose electrons (cation)
  • Hard, shiny, malleable, good conductors
  • Metal reactivity increases down and to the right

Nonmetals

  • Right of zigzag; many outer electrons
  • tend to gain electrons
  • brittle solids, insulators, dull
  • nonmetal reactivity increases up and to the right

Metalloid

  • touching zigzag on a side
  • characteristics of metals and nonmetals
  • Doesn’t include Aluminum

Promotion

  • Chromium Family
    • Cr - Chromium
    • Mo - Molybdenum
    • W - Tungsten
  • Precious Metals
    • Cu - Copper
    • Ag - Silver
    • Au - Gold
  • Fill partially filled sub level to become half filled
    • More stable

Oxidation Numbers

  • Octet Rule - atoms with 8 outer electrons are stable
    • elements try to reach this
    • oxidation numbers - apparent changes elements have when they react
  • All Transition Metals are +2
    • fill d sub level

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