Cerruti chapters 5-6 Flashcards
group 1 name
alkali metals
group 1 elements
reactive metal elements
group 2 name
alkaline earth metal
group 2 elements
slightly less reactive then group 1
group 3-12 name
transition metals
group 15
pnictogens
group 16
chalcogens
group 17
halogens
group 18
noble gas
across a period
atoms get smaller
down a group
atoms get bigger
more protons in the nucleus
means more pull on the electrons towards the nucleus, making the atoms smaller
ionization energy
energy needed to pull 1e- away from an atom
across the period
the general trend is that the first ionization energy increases, harder to remove electrons
why are the general trend is that the first ionization energy increases, harder to remove electrons
more protons in the nucleus, means that the outer electrons are held more tightly making them harder to remove
4 features down a group
ionization energy decreases
4 features down a group
atoms get bigger so the valence e- are farther from the nucleus, easier to remove
unusual dips
p sub level further from the nucleus than s is, so its easier to remove an electron