Transcript The Periodic Table - Mrs. Gonzales Class

The Periodic Table
Mrs. Gonzales
MFMS
How the Periodic Table is
Organized
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The periodic table is organized by
ATOMIC NUMBER.
Vertical columns in the periodic table
are called GROUPS, or FAMILIES
Horizontal columns are called PERIODS
You can tell an element’s characteristics
by its LOCATION on the periodic table.
Periodic Table Design
Metals
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Metals are located on the LEFT side of the
zigzag line in the periodic table
Properties of Metals
 Physical
properties: Shiny,
MALLEABLE, DUCTILE, tough
texture
 Good CONDUCTORS of electricity
 Some metals are REACTIVE
Metals Video Clip
Non-metals
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Non-metals are located on the RIGHT side
of the periodic table
Properties of Non-Metals
 Properties
are OPPOSITE of
metals
 Dull, NOT MALLEABLE, NOT
DUCTILE
 Not good conductors
Non-Metals Video Clip
Semimetals
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Semimetals are along the BORDER
between the metals and non-metals:
Boron, Silicon, Germanium, Arsenic,
Antimony, Tellurium, Astetine
Semimetals Properties
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SEMICONDUCTORS- a useful property;
conducts electricity under certain
conditions (temperature, exposure to
light)
Used to make COMPUTER CHIPS,
transistors, and lasers
Metalloids Videoclip