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The groups, and electron dot
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Elements can be divided into groups, orfamilies.
Element Families
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Each column of the periodic table containsone element family.
Hydrogen is usually considered separately,so the first element family begins withlithium and sodium in the first column.
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Element Families
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Just as human family members often havesimilar looks and traits, members of elementfamilies have similar chemical propertiesbecause they have the same number ofelectrons in their outer energy levels.
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Neon and theelements below it inGroup 18 have eightelectrons in their
outer energy levels.
Noble Gases
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Their energy levelsare stable, so they
do not combineeasily with otherelements.
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At one time these elements were thoughtto be completely unreactive, and thereforebecame known as the inert gases.
Noble Gases
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When chemists learned that some of thesegases can react, their name was changed tonoble gases. They are still the most stable
element group.
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The elements inGroup 17 are calledthe halogens.
Halogens
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Fluorine is themost reactive ofthe halogensbecause its outer
energy level isclosest to thenucleus.
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Halogens
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The reactivity ofthe halogensdecreases downthe group as the
outer energylevels of eachelements atoms
get farther fromthe nucleus.
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Alkali Metals
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If you want to see how atoms of oneelement will react, it is handy to have aneasier way to represent the atoms and theelectrons in their outer energy levels.
Electron Dot Diagrams
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You can do this with electron dot diagrams.
An electric dot diagramis the symbol for
the element surrounded by as many dots asthere are electrons in its outer energy level.
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The dots are written in pairs on four sides ofthe element symbol.
How to Write Them
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Start by writing one dot on the top of theelement symbol, then work your way around
adding dots to the right, bottom, and left.
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How to Write Them
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Add a fifth dot to the top to make a pair.Continue in this manner until you reacheight dots to complete the level.
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Now that you know how to write electrondot diagrams for elements, you can use themto show how atoms bond with each other.
Using Dot Diagrams
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A chemical bondis the force that holds twoatoms together.
Atoms bond with other atoms in such away that each atom becomes more stable.That is, their outer energy levels willresemble those of the noble gases.
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Question 1
Electrons are now known to swarm around thenucleus of an atom in a configuration known as
the _______.
A. electron circle
B. electron cloud
C. electron configurationD. electron swarm
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The answer is B. The cloud includes all the
regions where an electron might be found.
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Question 2
What information can you learn from thisdiagram?
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This image is an example of an electron dot
diagram. It tells you that nitrogen contains five
electrons in its outer energy level.
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Question 3
The _______ an energy level is from the
nucleus, the _______ electrons it can hold.
A. closer, more
B. closer, less
C. farther, less
D. farther, more
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The answer is D. The farthest shells contain the
greatest number of electrons.