EL4 - The Periodic Table

Question 1

What is the Periodic Table?

Answer 1

A list of elements in order of atomic number than groups elements together according to their common properties

Question 2

What are rows and columns of the periodic table called?

Answer 2

Rows - periods

Columns - groups

Question 3

How are atoms arranged in the periodic table?

Answer 3

Increasing atomic number

Question 4

Elements in the same group have similar properties because …?

Answer 4

elements in the same group have the same number of e- in the outer shell

Question 5

What is periodicity?

Answer 5

Regular periodic variation of elements (trends repeated across each period)

Question 6

What is an example of periodicity?

Answer 6

Across a period
- change from metal to non metal
Down a column
- atomic radius increases

Question 7

What is the electronic configuration of Oxygen

Answer 7

1s1, 2s2 2p6

Question 8

Noble gases are _atomic

Answer 8

Monoatomic

Question 9

What are the types of structures left to right across a period?

Answer 9

Giant metallic, giant covalent, simple molecular

Question 10

Why are simple molecular structures easy to break?

Answer 10

They contain weak intermolecular forces

Question 11

Why do elements in the same group have similar chemical properties?

Answer 11

Same number of outer e- in the same type of orbital