chp 5 test Flashcards
alkali metals properties (group 1)
highly reactive
not found isolated in nature
alkaline-earth elements properties (group 2)
metals
highly reactive
transition elements properties (groups 3-12)
metals
good conductors
reactivity varies
metals properties (groups 3-16)
reactive
metalloids properties (groups 3-16)
some properties of metals/ some properties of nonmetals
semiconductors
nonmetals properties (groups 3-16)
C, N, O, P, S
primary components of living things
halogens properties (group 17)
most reactive nonmetals
noble gases properties (group 18)
nonreactive
lanthanides properties (top bottom row)
metals
actinides properties (bottom bottom row)
tend to be radioactive
some actinides are man made
ionization energy
the energy required to remove one electron from an atom
IE equation
A + energy —> e- + A+
highest and lowest IE
why?
highest: group 18
because it has a full octet and is already stable so more energy is required to break up the octet
lowest: group 1
because the elements become more stable by losing an electron
IE trend down a group
why?
as you move down a group, IE decreases
because the electron being removed is further from the positive nucleus
second ionization energy
the energy required to remove the second electron from an atom