L3: Noble gases. Flashcards
when and what did Antoine Lavoisier discover about the periodic table?
1789, he grouped elements as metals and non metals
when and what did John newlines discover about the periodic table?
1863, divides the known elements into groups
when and what did Mendeleev discover about the periodic table?
1869, created the framework that became the modern periodic table, leaving gaps for elements yet to be discovered
what did scientists discover recently about the periodic table?
1999-2009, group of scientists lead by Yuri oganessian, a Russian-armenian scientist discovered 6 elements, flerovium, livermorium, oganesson, moscovium, nihonium, tennessine.
where was platinum first discovered?
south america
where was carbon first discovered?
Paris, france
How many elements are in the modern day periodic table?
118
is helium denser than air?
yes
What do the noble gases have in common?
They all have complete outer shells
how reactive are the noble gases and y?
they r very unreactive (sometimes described as inert, bc outer shell full
y is it called group 0?
next shell has 0 electrons
what r 3 noble gas properties?
low density, low bp and mp, monatomic gases at room temp
what does monatomic mean?
molecule composed of just one atom
what does diatomic mean?
molecule w two identical atoms chemically bonded together