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C02) THE PERIODIC TABLE

Metals and non metals

Development

of the Periodic table

The Periodic table

Group 0

Group 1

Group

7

Transition metals (Chemistry only)

H

Li

Na

K

Rb

Cs

Fr

Be

Sc

Ti

Mg

V

Cr

Mn

Fe

Co

Ni

Cu

Zn

Ga

Ge

Se

Br

Ca

Kr

Y

Zr

Nb

Mo

Tc

Ru

Pd

Ag

Cd

In

Sn

Sb

Sr

Te

Rh

Ba

Hf

Ta

W

Re

Os

Ir

Au

Hg

Tl

Pb

Bi

Po

La

At

Pt

Ra

Rf

Db

Sg

Bh

Hs

Mt

?

?

Ac

?

Al

P

N

O

S

Cl

F

Ne

Ar

Rn

I

Si

Xe

He

B

C

As

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

0

Elements arranged in order of atomic number

Elements with similar properties are in columns called groups

Elements in the same group have the same number of outer shell electrons and elements in the same period (row) have the same number of electron shells.

Metals to the left of this line, non metals to the right

Noble gases

Alkali metals

Halogens

Transition metals

Before discovery of protons, neutrons and electrons

Elements arranged in order of atomic weight

Early periodic tables were incomplete, some elements were placed in inappropriate groups if the strict order atomic weights was followed.

Mendeleev

Left gaps for elements that hadn’t been discovered yet

Elements with properties predicted by Mendeleev were discovered and filled in the gaps. Knowledge of isotopes explained why order based on atomic weights was not always correct.

Metals

To the left of the Periodic table

Form positive ions. Conductors, high melting and boiling points, ductile, malleable.

Non metals

To the right of the Periodic table

Form negative ions. Insulators, low melting and boiling points.

Noble gases

Unreactive, do not form molecules

This is due to having full outer shells of electrons.

Boiling points increase down the group

Increasing atomic number.

Alkali metals

Very reactive with oxygen, water and chlorine

Only have one electron in their outer shell. Form +1 ions.

Reactivity increases down the group

Negative outer electron is further away from the positive nucleus so is more easily lost.

With oxygen

Forms a metal oxide

Metal + oxygen 🡪 metal oxide

e.g. 4Na + O2 🡪 2Na2O

With water

Forms a metal hydroxide and hydrogen

Metal + water 🡪 metal hydroxide + hydrogen

e.g. 2Na + 2H2O 🡪 2NaOH + H2

With chlorine

Forms a metal chloride

Metal + chlorine 🡪 metal chloride

e.g. 2Na + Cl2 🡪 2NaCl

Halogens

Consist of molecules made of a pair of atoms

Have seven electrons in their outer shell. Form -1 ions.

Melting and boiling points increase down the group (gas 🡪 liquid 🡪 solid)

Increasing atomic mass number.

Reactivity decreases down the group

Increasing proton number means an electron is more easily gained

With metals

Forms a metal halide

Metal + halogen 🡪 metal halide

e.g. Sodium + chlorine 🡪 sodium chloride

e.g. NaCl

metal atom loses outer shell electrons and halogen gains an outer shell electron

With hydrogen

Forms a hydrogen halide

Hydrogen + halogen 🡪 hydrogen halide

e.g. Hydrogen + bromine 🡪 hydrogen bromide

e.g. Cl2 + H2 🡪 2HCl

With aqueous solution of a halide salt

A more reactive halogen will displace the less reactive halogen from the salt

Chlorine + potassium bromide 🡪 potassium chloride + bromine

e.g. Cl2 +2KBr 🡪2KCl + Br2

Compared to group 1

  • Less reactive
  • Harder
  • Denser
  • Higher melting points
  • Cu2+ is blue

  • Ni2+ is pale green, used in the manufacture of margarine

  • Fe2+ is green, used in the Haber process

  • Fe3+ is reddish-brown

  • Mn2+ is pale pink

Typical properties

  • Many have different ion possibilities with different charges
  • Used as catalysts
  • Form coloured compounds