Ch 5 Section 2 Flashcards
Stability o noble gases results from
The gases special electron configurations
Generally the electron configurations of an atoms highest occupied energy level governs
The atoms chemical properties
Elements are arranged vertically in periodic table in groups that share
Similar chemical properties
Periods
Horizontal rows
7 in the modern periodic table
Length of each period is determined by the number of
Electrons that can occupy the sublevels being filled in that period
The 1s sublevel is being filled in the
First period
1s sublevel can hold a total of
2 electrons, and thus, it consists of two elements
In the second period the following sublevels are being filled
2s
2p
2s sublevel can hold
2 electrons
2p sublevel can hold
6 electrons
Second period totals
8 elements
Filling of the 3s and 3p sublevels accounts for
The eight elements of the third period
Filling 3d and 4d sublevels in addition to s and p sublevels adds
10 elements to both the fourth and fifth periods
Thus each of these periods totals 18 electrons
Filling 4f sublevels in addition to s p and d sublevels adds
14 elements to 6th period which totals 32 elements
As new elements are created the 25 named elements in period 7 could be
Extended to 32
Period of an element can be determined from the
Elements electron configuration
Coefficient in highest energy level= period
Periodic table is divided into
4 blocks S P D F
Elements of the s block are chemically
Reactive metals
Group 1 metals are more reactive than
Those of group 2
The ease with which the single electron is lost helps to make the group 1 metals
Extremely reactive
The elements of group 1 of the periodic table
(Lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, francium) known as the alkali metals
In pure state all alkali metals have a
Silvery appearance and are soft enough to cut with a knife
Alkali metals are not found in
Nature as free elements
Alkali metals combine
Vigorously with most nobmetals and react strongly with water to produce hydrogen gas and aqueous solutions of substances known as alkalis
Alkali metals are usually stored in
Kerosene
Preceding down the volume the elements of group 1 melt at
Successively lower temperatures