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1.3
periodicity
Term | Definition |
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all active metals | groups 1 and 2 |
groups 3-6 | become more metallic as you go down the group |
active non-metals | group 7 |
group 8 | noble gases/gases at room temperature |
decreases across the table | activity of metals and electrical conductivity |
melting and boiling points | increase to peak at group 4 then decrease |
metals | tend to be solid at room temp (execpt mercury and bromine) |
non-metals | tend to be gases or soft solids at room temp |
carbon | highest melting point of all elements |
electronegativity | ability of an element to attract electrons from another atom and form a bond |
pauling scale | used to measure electronegativity (ranges from 0.7-4.0) |
non-metals metals | ___ are more electronegative than ___ |
down a group | electronegativity decreases |
valence electrons are further away from the nucleus | why electronegativity decreases down a group |
across a period | electronegativity increases |
because atomic radius decreases across the period so valence shell is closer to nucleus | why electronegativity increases across a period |
atomic radius | the radius size of an atom |
across a period | atomic radius decreases |
more protons in nucleus so stronger attraction which makes it smaller | why atomic radius decreases across a period |
down a group | atomic radius increases |
a shell is added each period | why atomic radius increases down a group |
first ionisation energy | the energy required for an atom to lose an electron (measured in kJ/mol) |
down a group | first ionisation energy decreases |
valence electrons are further from nucleus so attraction is weaker | why first ionisation energy decreases down a group |
across a period | first ionisation energy increases |
more protons so attraction is stronger | why first ionisation energy increases across a period |