Transcript Introduction To The Periodic Table Of The Elements

October 26, 2009
Introduction To The Periodic
Table Of The Elements
Who Came Up With The Periodic
Table Anyway?
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Dmitri Mendeleev
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Came up with cards for each element
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Put them on a wall in order of increasing
atomic mass
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It was like a game of cards, where
Mendeleev tried arranging the elements in
vertical columns and horizontal rows
The Periodic Table
What three pieces of information does each square give?
Organizing The Elements
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Every element has a group and a period:
Group – A group is a vertical column of
elements on the periodic table of the elements
Period – A period is a horizontal row of
elements on the periodic table of the elements
Common Groups
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Alkali Metals
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Alkaline Earth Metals
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Halogens
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Noble Gases
Alkali Metals
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Group 1
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React rapidly when exposed to air and water
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Ex:
Alkaline Earth Metals
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Group 2
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Less reactive than alkali metals
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If heated, they will burn in air
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Ex:
Halogens
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Group 17
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The most reactive non-metals
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Corrosive
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Ex:
Noble Gases
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Group 18
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Inert
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Odourless, colourless gases at room
temperature
Ex:
Periodic Table Organizers
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Atomic Number – The atomic number is used
to organize he elements within the periodic
table of the elements
Atomic Mass – The atomic mass is the average
mass of an elements' atom
Where will these concepts be important?
Atomic Notation
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Atomic notation allows for the atomic
mass and atomic number of an element to
be visible.
Atomic Mass
Atomic Number
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Subatomic Particle Details
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Atomic number = number of protons = number
of electrons (atoms have no overall electrical
charge)
Atomic mass - atomic number = number of
neutrons
Subatomic Particle Example
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Ex: