Transcript Trends ppt
Periodic Properties
Chemical and physical
properties of the elements
change with their position
in the periodic table.
General Information
• Group = column
• Period = row
• Octet Rule
– atoms tend to gain, lose, or share
electrons in order to gain 8 valence
electrons (full outer shell), like Noble
gases
– An element with a full valence shell is a happy
element
Atomic Size
Distance from the center of
an atom's nucleus to the edge
of its electron cloud.
atom
Trend in Atomic Size
• Within a period, atoms generally get
smaller as you move from left to right.
• WHY?
Because of the increasing positive
charge (more protons) of the nucleus.
Trend In Atomic Size
• Within a group, atoms generally
get larger as you move from top
to bottom.
• WHY?
Electrons are added to energy
levels further from the nucleus.
Dr. Lanzaflame; Atomic radii;
www.monroecc.edu/wusers/flanzafame/PerRadii.pdf
Ionic Size
Distance from the center of
an ion's nucleus to the edge
of its electron cloud.
ion
Trend in Ionic Size
• Cations (positively charged)
– The atom has LOST electrons to become positively
charged (more protons than electrons)
– They are SMALLER than the neutral atom of the
same element
• WHY?
The valence electrons
are lost, along with
the entire outer shell.
Trend in Ionic Size
• Anions (negatively charged)
– The atom has GAINED electrons to become
negatively charged (more electrons than protons)
– They are LARGER than the neutral atom of the same
element
• WHY?
The protons in the nucleus
cannot pull in the increased
Negative charge and the
added electrons are
repelling each other,
pushing them farther apart
Ionization Energy
The amount of energy needed
to remove one valence
electron from an atom of an
element.
Trend in Ionization Energy
• Within a period, IE increases as
you move from left to right.
• WHY?
– Elements on the right of the chart want to take
electrons, so they do not want to donate any.
– Elements on the left of the chart would prefer
to give up their electrons so it is easy to
remove them.
Trend In Ionization Energy
• Within a group, IE decreases as you
move from top to bottom.
• WHY?
– The farther away from the nucleus an electron
is, the easier it is to remove because the
positive charge of the proton has less hold on
the negative charge of the electron.
Electronegativity
The tendency of an atom to
attract electrons to itself in a
chemical bond.
Trend in Electronegativity
• Within a period, EN increases as you
move from left to right.
• WHY?
– Elements on the left of the period table would rather
give electrons away than take another atom's
electrons.
– Elements on the right side of the period table only
need a few electrons to complete the octet, so they
have strong desire to take another atom's electrons.
Trend in Electronegativity
• Within a group, EN decreases as you
move from top to bottom.
• WHY?
– Elements near the top of the period table have few
electrons, so every electron is a big deal.
– Elements near the bottom of the chart have so many
electrons that loosing or taking an electron is not as
big a deal.