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giving Mendeleev the credit he deserves (79 cards)

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How did Mendeleev arrange the elements across a period?

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In order of atomic mass!

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How did Mendeleev arrange the elements in groups?

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He put the elements in groups with similar properties

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what does the number of the period tell you?

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the highest energy shell number, in an element’s atoms

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What is periodicity??

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A repeating trend in properties of elements across each period

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How is the modern periodic table arranged?

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In order of increasing atomic number

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What is the chemistry of each element determined by?

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Its electron configuration

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What does each period start with?

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An electron in a new highest energy shell

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What are the 5 properties that show periodicity across the periods?

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  • electron configuration
  • metal to non-metal
  • ionisation energies
  • structure
  • melting point
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What is the trend in electron configuration for each period?

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The s and p sub-shells are filled in the same way

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What is the trend in electron configuration in each group?

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Elements in each group have atoms with the same number of electrons in each sub-shell

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What des the similarity in each group give to those elements in that group?

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Similar chemistry/ chemical reactions

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What name is given to group 1 elements?

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Alkali metals

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What name is given to group 2 elements?

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Alkaline earth metals

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Which group did Mendeleev miss out in the periodic table? why was he unaware of it?

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Group 18 (noble gases). They’re very unreactive and no elements from that group had been discovered at the time.

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What does ionisation energy measure?

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How easily an atom loses electrons to form positive ions

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What is the first ionisation energy?

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The energy required to remove 1 electron from each atom in 1 mole of gaseous atoms of an element to form 1 mole of gaseous 1+ ions

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Write the equation for the 1st ionisation energy of sodium.

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Na (g) —> Na+ (g) + e -

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what energy level is the first electron lost from? What’s its attraction to the nucleus like?

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  • highest energy level

- experiences the least attraction from the nucleus

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what 3 factors affect the attraction between the nucleus and the outer electrons of an atom (and the ionisation energy)?

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  • atomic radius
  • nuclear charge
  • electron shielding
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how does atomic radius affect nuclear attraction with the outermost electrons?

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  • greater distance between nucleus and outer electrons = less nuclear attraction
  • atomic radius has a large effect
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how does nuclear charge affect nuclear attraction with the outer electrons?

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more protons in nucleus = greater attraction between nucleus and outer electrons

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how does electron shielding affect nuclear attraction with the outer electrons?

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  • inner shell electrons repel outer shell electrons = shielding effect
  • reduces attraction between nucleus and outer electrons
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In helium, why is the 2nd ionisation energy greater?

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  • after the 1st electron is lost, the last electron is pulled closer to the nucleus
  • the nuclear attraction on the remaining electron increases and more ionisation energy is needed to remove it
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define the second ionisation energy?

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the energy required to remove 1 electron from each atom in 1 mole of gaseous 1+ ions of an element to form 1 mole of gaseous 2+ ions

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when looking at an equation that shows ionisation energy, how can you tell which ionisation energy it is?
it's the same as the charge on the ion produced
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what do successive ionisation energies provide evidence of?
of the different electron energy levels in an atom
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on a graph showing successive ionisation energy, what goes on the x and y axis?
x axis = ionisation number | y axis= ionisation energy
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what trend is usually shown on a graph showing the successive ionisation energies of an atom of an element?
increase in ionisation energy
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what does the large increase between 2 successive ionisation energies show?
- electron with the higher successive ionisation energy must be removed from a different shell - that's closer to the nucleus and with less shielding
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what do periodic trends in first ionisation energies provide important evidence of?
the existence of shells and sub-shells
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when looking at a graph that shows the trend in 1st ionisation energy across periods, what 2 key patterns can be seen?
- a general increase in 1st ionisation energy ACROSS EACH PERIOD - a sharp decrease in 1st ionisation energy between the end of one period and the start of the next period
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What happens to 1st ionisation energy when you go down a group?
it decreases
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1- Down a group, what are the 2 main factors for the decrease in 1st ionisation energy? 2- which outweighs the nuclear charge more?
1- increased atomic radius 1- more inner shells, so increased shielding 2- increased radius
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what happens to the number of shells as atomic radius increases?
there's more of the inner shells
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how does the increased atomic radius and shielding make the 1st ionisation energy decrease down a group?
because the nuclear attraction on outer electrons decreases
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what goes on the x and y axis of a graph showing the trend in 1st ionisation energy across periods?
x axis = atomic number | y axis = 1st ionisation energy
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what is the most important factor across a period for the general increase in first ionisation energy?
- the increased nuclear charge
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List 4 reasons why the 1st ionisation energy across a period increases?
across a period: - nuclear charge increases (number of protons) - all the atoms have the same number of shells = they all have similar shielding - nuclear attraction increases - atomic radius decreases as outer electrons are pulled closer
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across period 2, which two places does the ionisation energy fall?
from Be - B and N-O
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in period 2, why is there a drop between Be and B?
- from beryllium to boron, the 2p sub-shells begin to fill. - the 2p sub-shell in boron has a higher energy than the 2s sub-shell in beryllium - so, in boron, the 2p electron is easier to remove than a 2s electron in beryllium - the 1st ionisation energy of boron is less than that of beryllium
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in which places does the ionisation energy drop slightly in period 3 and why?
- from Mg to Al - from P to S - for the same reasons as the ones in period 2
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what does the fall in 1st IE from nitrogen to oxygen mark?
- the start of electron pairing in the p-orbitals of the 2p sub-shell
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why is there a fall in 1st IE from nitrogen to oxygen?
- in oxygen, the paired electrons in one of the 2p orbitals repel each other - this makes it easier to remove an electron from an oxygen atom rather than a nitrogen atom - so, the 1st IE of oxygen is less than of Nitrogen
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explain why successive ionisation energies always increase?
- As each electron is removed, the outer shell is drawn closer to the nucleus. - Nuclear attraction is greater and more energy is needed to remove the next electron
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Explain the sharp drop in 1st ionisation energy between Ne and Na ?
- sharp drop because of the addition of a new shell with a resulting increase in distance and shielding - this decreases the nuclear attraction on the outer electrons and decreases the IE
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The first six ionisation energies of an element in period 3 are 787, 1577, 3232, 4356, 16091, 19805 kj mole^-1. identify the element and explain your reasoning.
- Silicon - because there's a large increase between 4th and 5th ionisation energy, so the 5th electron was removed from an inner shell - so there's 4 electrons in the outer shell, so it's in group 4
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Explain why Al has a lower 1st IE than Mg ?
the 3p sub-shell in Al has a higher energy level than the 3s sub-shell in Mg - the 3p electron is easier to remove
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Explain why Sulfur has a lower first ionisation energy than Phosphorus ?
- Phosphorus has 3 electrons in the 3p sub-shell with 1 electron in each 3p orbital. - sulfur has 4 electrons in the 3p sub-shell, with 2 electrons paired in one 3p orbital and 1 in each of the others - The paired electrons in sulfur repel each other, making it easier to remove 1 of them rather than an unpaired electron.
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which elements are metalloids and why are they called that?
- elements near to the metal-non metal divide e.g. B, Si, Ge, As e.t.c. - they can show in-between properties
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at the divide between metal and non-metal, what is the trend down the groups?
- non-metal to metal
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are germanium and silicon metals or non-metals?
semi-metals!!
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when are all metals in a solid state, and what is the exception?
- at room temp | - except mercury
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what property do al metals have?
they can conduct electricity
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in a solid metal structure, what has each atom donated and where to?
- its negative outer shell electrons to a shared pool of electrons which are delocalised throughout the whole structure
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in a metal structure, what is left behind when the atoms donate their electrons?
the cations (consisting of nucleus and inner electron shells of the metal atoms)
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define metallic bonding?
the strong electrostatic attraction between cations and delocalise electrons
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in a metallic structure, can the cations move?
no, they're fixed in position, to maintain the structure of the metal
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what word describes what the delocalised electrons can do?
- they're mobile | - can move throughout the structure
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in a metal structure, what are the metal atoms held together in and what by?
- a giant metallic lattice | - by metallic bonds
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what are metals' mp and bp like?
HIGH!!
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in what states can metals conduct electricity?
- solid and liquid states
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How can metals conduct electricity?
- when voltage applied across a metal | - delocalised electrons move through structure, carrying a charge
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which metal has the highest melting point?
tungsten (w)
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which group of metals all have lower melting points below 200 degrees?
group 1 metals
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what does the meting point of metals depend on?
the strength of the metallic bonds holding together the atoms in the giant metallic lattice
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what is the solubility of metals like?
metals don't dissolve
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what structure do non-metallic molecules form? what does this lead to?
a simple molecular lattice held together by weak intermolecular forces - therefore, they have low mp and bp
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what structure does c, si and b form? | what holds it together?
- giant covalent lattice | - strong covalent bonds
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what's the name of the structure for diamond?
tetrahedral
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what are the mp and bp of giant covalent lattices like? why?
- high | - because high temp is necessary to give the large amount of energy that's needed to break the strong covalent bonds
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what's the solubility of giant covalent lattices like? why?
- they're insoluble in almost all solvent | - the covalent bonds in the lattice are to strong to be broken by interaction with solvents
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can giant covalent lattices conduct electricity? what are the 2 exceptions?
no! | - graphene and graphite
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why can't diamond conduct electricity but graphene can?
- in diamond, all 4 outer shell electrons are involved in covalent bonding, so none are available for conducting electricity - in graphene, a different structure is formed where 1 of the electrons is free to conduct electricity
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in graphene, what does carbon form and what happens to the remaining free electrons?
- planar hexagonal layers - the remaining electrons are released into pool of delocalised electrons between the layers - so can conduct electricity
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which 2 carbon structures have layers ? | whats the bond angles?
- graphene and graphite | - 120
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what is graphene?
a single layer of graphite
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in graphite, what are the layers of graphene bonded by?
- weak London forces
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How is carbon fibre linked to the structures of graphite and graphene?
the structure in carbon fibre is the hexagonal arrangement as in graphene and graphite
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what are the 8 molecules with simple molecular structure? what forces do they have between their molecules?
- N2, O2, F2, Ne,p4, s8, CL2, Ar | - weak London forces!

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