PERIODIC TABLE TRENDS

September 15

Mendeleev & Moseley

Dmitri Mendeleev , a Russian chemist, noticed that when the elements were arranged by atomic mass, there was a periodic pattern in properties He left blank spaces open for new elements

to be discovered He was one of the first to arrange the

elements in an organized table

His arrangement had its faults though…

When new elements were discovered, it became apparent that they didn’t fit into Mendeleev’s table properly When arranged by mass, the properties

did not correspond

Moseley (1913) – Arranged periodic table by atomic number Elements close to one another have

similar properties

Periodic Law

Periodic Law: there is a periodic repetition of chemical and physical properties of the elements when they are arranged by increasing atomic number

How to read those numbers…Atomic Mass: Approx. the mass of the

protons in the element 1 atomic mass unit (amu)= mass of 1 Carbon

12 atom

Atomic Number: # of protons in the nucleus The atomic number increases by 1 as you go

across a row Also the number of electrons in the element if

it is neutral

What is in an element/atom? Protons: Positive Charge (+) Neutrons: No Charge Electrons: Negative Charge (-)

Protons +Neutrons make up a nucleus Electrons circle around the nucleus in orbitals

In general, #protons=#electrons (neutral) Also #neutrons= atomic mass-atomic number

If they differ in neutrons, it is called an isotope▪ C12, C13, C14

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So…

If elements are ordered in the periodic table by atomic number, then they are also ordered according to the number of electrons they have.

The lineup starts with hydrogen, which has one electron.

Helium comes next in the first horizontal row because helium has two electrons. Lithium has three.

Valence Electrons

In an atom there are multiple orbitals (think planets)

Valence electrons: electrons in the outer most orbital…these determine the chemical properties of the element

Back to the periodic table

Period: Horizontal Row (think sentence) Numbered from top to bottom

Group/Family: Column/Vertical Numbered from left to right

Proximity Matters

Elements in the same group have characteristics similar to each other, yet different from the other elements in the periodic table. Similarities occur because elements in the

same group have the same number of valence electrons

Names & Organization

Periodic table is divided into 4 main groups Representative or main-group elements Transition metals Lanthanide series Actinide series

Groups 1A – Alkali metals Very reactive Explosive reactions with water One valence electron All metals

Groups 2A – Alkaline Earth Metals Quite reactive Two valence electrons All metals

Groups 3A – Boron Family Varies from semi-metallic to non-metallic

in properties Three valence electrons

Group 4A – Carbon Family Varies from non metallic to metallic in

properties Four valence electrons

Group 5A – Nitrogen Family Varies from non-metallic to metallic

properties Five valence electrons

Groups 6A – Oxygen Family Mostly non-metallic Six valence electrons

Group 7A – Halogens All are non-metallic and make colorful

gases Seven valence electrons

Group 8A – Noble gases All non metals and highly unreactive Eight valence electrons

Transition metals All have metallic properties Valence number varies

Lanthanoids & Actinoids Radioactive, many are non-natural or man-

made Valence number varies

Metallic Character

Metallic Character Element on the left side of the periodic

table are metals, while those on the right side are non metals.

Elements that touch the dividing line between metals and nonmetals are called metalloids

Metallic character increases as you move down a column and across a row to the left

Reactivity

Reactivity Reactivity for metallic element increases

as you move down a column and across a row to the left ▪ The most reactive metal is Francium (bottom,

left corner) Reactivity for nonmetal increases as you

move up a column and across a row to the right▪ The most reactive nonmetal is Fluorine (top,

right corner)

Ionization Energy

Ionization Energy1. The energy needed to remove the

outermost electron from an element (increases dramatically with successive removals)

2. Ionization energy depends on the number of valence electrons and the size of the atom▪ Elements with nearly full valence shells will have

higher ionization energy than those with nearly empty valence shells

▪ Larger elements will have a lower ionization energy than smaller elements

Ionization energy increases as you move up a column and across a row to the right.

Electronegativity

Electronegativity (similar trend to ionization) Ability of an element to attract shared

electrons to itself Depends on the number of valence

electrons and the size of the element Increases as you move up a column and

across a row to the right

Atomic Radius

Atomic Radius Close approximation of the relative size of an

atom Determined by finding the distance from the

center of an atom nucleus to it’s outermost electron

Increases as you move down a column▪ Each step down in a column increases the number of

orbitals (electron shells) Increases as you move across a row to the left▪ Decreasing the number of protons in the nucleus

causes the electrons to be held more loosely

How size changes…

Ionic Size Size of an atom when electrons are

added or removed Electrons removed atom become smaller Electrons added atoms become larger

Your Project

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Due Tues Nov. 23

Creativity(Does your artwork relate to the

element?)

25

Element Symbol(More Creative the Better)

5

1 Page Paper properly typed or written (grammar) about your

element (include facts!!!)

20

Does your paper relate your artwork to the element?

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Your Special Element RubricTotal Points: 60

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