Ch3.1 The Periodic Table Flashcards
How many elements were there thought to be by the Ancient Greeks?
4: earth, fire, water and air
When and why was John Dalton relevant?
- first to give chemical symbols to elements in the early 19th century
When and why was Johannes Dobereiner relevant?
- he discovered mathematical patterns in the elements (triads)
- first to attempt arranging elements into groups
- 1829
When and why was John Newlands relevant?
- law of octaves: first recognition of periods in elements
- if elements are in repeating rows of 7, their properties repeat
- 1864
When and why was Dmitri Mendeleev relevant?
- arranged known elements in horizontal rows (periods) and vertical columns (groups) according to atomic weight
- left gaps for undiscovered elements and predicted properties of them with accuracy
- 1869
What happened between Mendeleev and Baron de Chancourtois?
- BdC sent a manuscript to M 1 year before M’s discovery of the periodic table
- contained writing and drawing of a periodic table
- M sent to publishers without the drawing then 1 year later ‘came up’ with the periodic table
Describe the appearance of fluorine
A pale yellow gas
Describe the appearance of chlorine
Green gas
Describe the appearance of bromine
Brown solid
Describe the appearance of iodine
Grey solid
Describe the appearance of astatine
Black solid
How do the halogens achieve stability?
They exist diatomically
Why do the halogens’ boiling points increase as you move down the group?
- atoms get bigger (more shells)
- more electrons in cloud
- stronger London forces
- more energy needed to overcome
State properties of halogens
- very reactive
- non-metals
- dense, coloured, poisonous gases
- react with s-block metals to form white salts
- 7 e- in outer shell
Describe the uses of fluorine
Used to make PTFE in non-stick frying pans and fluoride is used to prevent tooth decay