Chapter 3 Periodic Table
Chapter 3 Periodic Table
Chapter 3 Periodic Table
Types of elements
(notes)
Metals
Most elements are metals. 88 elements to the left of the
stairstep line are metals or metal like elements.
Left side of the periodic table
Positive valencies
Physical Properties of Metals:
Luster (shininess)
Good conductors of heat and electricity
High density (heavy for their size)
High melting point
Ductile (most metals can be drawn out into thin wires)
Malleable (most metals can be hammered into thin sheets)
Chemical Properties of Metals:
Easily lose electrons
Corrode easily. Corrosion is a gradual wearing away.
(Example: silver tarnishing and iron rusting)
Non-metals
Nonmetals are found to the right of the stairstep line.
Their characteristics are opposite those of metals.
Physical Properties of Nonmetals:
No luster (dull appearance)
Poor conductor of heat and electricity
Brittle (breaks easily)
Not ductile
Not malleable
Low density
Low melting point
Chemical Properties of Nonmetals:
Tend to gain electrons
Since metals tend to lose electrons and nonmetals tend
to gain electrons, metals and nonmetals like to form
compounds with each other. These compounds are
called ionic compounds. When two or more nonmetals
bond with each other, they form a covalent compound.
Block Part of
Similarities in Elements
Periodic Table
s
Groups 1 and 2 Outer shell electrons are in
the s subshell (s1 and s2)
Transition
metals
Groups 3 to 12
Lanthanides
and Actinides
Atomic properties
Core Charge
What is it?
The attraction that an outer shell
electron feels towards the nucleus.
What happens down a group?
Constant
In the Alkaline metals there is always one
electron in the outer shell.
What happens across a period?
Increases; there are more electrons in the
outer shell which are greatly attracted to the
nucleus.
Atomic
radius
increases
down a
group
Ionisation Energy
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What is it?
Amount of energy required to
remove the highest energy electron
from an atom. (or steal one electron)
What happens down a group?
Decreases; since the size of the atom is
increasing, the attraction is weaker between the
outer shell electrons and the nucleus. Therefore
electrons are easier to remove.
What happens across a period?
Increases; since there is an increase in core
charge, the attraction is greater between the outer
shell electrons and the nucleus. Therefore
electrons are harder to remove.
Electronegativity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93G_Fq
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhEkyYUXSo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4WEq
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Electronegativity
What is it?
Measure of the ability of an atom to attract an
electron towards itself or love of electrons!
What happens down a group?
Decreases; since the electrons are further from
the nucleus, there is a weaker attraction
What happens across a period?
Increases; since there is an increase in core
charge, there is a greater attraction of the outer
shell electrons to the nucleus.
Reactivity of Metals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVoJZkmAAfA
(Group 1 in water)
(Calcium in water)
Group One (Alkaline Metals) are more
reactive than Group 2 (Alkaline Earths)
As you go down a group metals become
more reactive
This happens because as you go down a
group atoms get larger and metals tend to
donate electrons in reactions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSgIr1Wba_g&feature=related
Noble Gases
Found in group 18 (the last column of the
periodic table.)
Do not react easily with other elements, as
they have a full outer shell.
Homework
Pg 51 Q 16 a and b, 18, 21, 22, 27