C4 - Chemical patterns Flashcards
Each element have different….
PROTON NUMBERS
Arranging the elements in order of their proton numbers gives…
…repeating patterns in the properties of elements.
Which three scientists were involved in coming up with ideas about the Periodic Table?
Dobereiner, Newlands and Mendeleev.
What did Dobereiner research?
He put the list of the known elements into groups based on their chemical properties. He put these into groups of THREE, which are called ‘TRIADS’.
The MIDDLE ELEMENT of each triad had a RELATIVE ATOMIC MASS that was the AVERAGE of the other two.
What did Newlands research?
He noticed that when you arranged the elements in order of relative atomic mass, every EIGHTH ELEMENT had similar properties and so he grouped them into OCTAVES.
What is one reason as to why Dobereiner’s triads were rejected?
Most elements did not fit their ‘patterns’.
What are 3 reasons as to why Newland’s Law of Octaves were criticised by the Chemical Society in 1985?
- His groups contained elements that didn’t have similar properties, e.g. carbon and titanium.
- He mixed up metals and nonmetals. e.g. oxygen & iron.
- He didn’t leave any gaps for elements that hadn’t been discovered yet.
What did Mendeleev research?
He realised that arranging the elements in order had
some elements in groups with elements with very
different properties. He left gaps for future elements and this also allowed him to predict the properties of these undiscovered elements.
He ordered the table by atomic (proton) number instead of RFM.
Why was Mendeleev’s idea of the Periodic Table accepted and approved?
Mendeleev in the end was correct because the newly discovered elements fitted into the gaps he left.
What is the VERTICAL column in a Periodic Table called?
GROUP
What makes elements in each group of the PT so alike to each other?
They have SIMILAR PROPERTIES.
What are the ROWS called in a Periodic Table?
PERIOD
What is Group 1 known as?
The alkali metals
What are the 6 metals in Group 1?
Lithium (Li), Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Rubidium (Rb), Caesium (Cs), Francium (Fr)
When you cut alkali metals what happens to them?
They are shiny when freshly cut but tarnish rapidly in moist are due to the reaction with oxygen.