Ch 5 Reading Guide Flashcards
The first chemist to organize elements according to their properties was who?
Dimitri Mendeleev
Dmitri placed the elements in a table according to ______ atomic masses
Increasing
Any repeating pattern is referred to as ______
Periodic
What did the blank spaces on demitri’s Chart represent?
Undiscovered elements
Moseley determined that the elements fit better on the periodic table if arranged according to increasing _______
Atomic number
The ______ law states that the physical and ______ properties of the elements are periodic functions of their ______ numbers
Periodic, chemical, atomic
The periodic table is an arrangement of elements in order of their atomic numbers so that elements with ____ properties fall in the same ______ or group
Similar, column
Which noble gas is a component of the sun?
Helium
List all of the noble gases
Helium, neon, argon, krypton, Xenon, radon
The ______ are the 14 elements atomic numbers 58 to 71
Lanthanides
The actinides are the 14 elements with atomic numbers from 90 to _______
103
The reason for periodicity is explained by the
________ Of electrons around the nucleus.
Arrangement
What is the group number of elements which undergo few chemical reactions?
18
Chemical properties of an element depend on the electron configuration of the ________ occupied energy level
Highest
A horizontal row of elements is also called a
_______
Period
How many elements are found in the second period?
Eight
The periodic table can be divided into _____
Blocks
Four
Which block contains the most chemically reactive metals?
s-block
Where are the alkali metals located?
Group 1
Describe the chemical properties of the alkali metals
Extremely reactive with air and moisture
Name two physical properties of alkali metals
Silver appearance and soft
How many electrons are in the highest occupied energy level for the alkali metals?
One
How must The alkali metals the stored?
Why?
In kerosene, to prevent reactions
The elements of group to our called the ______
Earth metals
Alkaline
Are the elements in group 2 more or less reactive than those in group one?
Less
Is hydrogen considered to be a member of group one?
No
Why is helium placed in group 18 instead of group 2?
Because it has a full outer energy level. it is chemically stable.
The _______ elements are also known as the D block elements
Transitional