Periodic Table Flashcards
Ionization Energy
Amount of energy it takes to separate a valence electron from an atoms
The close to the nucleus, the harder to remove from its shell
Increases as you go across a period
decreases as you go down a group
Atomic Radius
measured by 1/2 the distance between the nuclei of bonding atoms
Radius increases as you go down a group
It has more energy levels
Radius decreases across a period
Increasing protons have stronger pulls on electrons
Rows
Periods
- Period number at the end is the number of energy levels
Columns
Groups
Metalloids
luster
brittle
semi-conductive
Metals
luster
solid and room temp
malleable
ductile
conductive
form cations
basic metals
basic
least metallic
Periodic table
Measured by atomic weight
Halogens
Most reactive
Non-metals
No luster
many are gases at room temp
poor conductors
brittle
Noble Gases
Full Valence shell
Least reactive
Metalloids
makes up most of microchips
non-metals
body is made up of most of these
Alkaline earth metals
Magnesium, lightest structural metals, used widely in medicine and construction
Alkali metals
Most reactive metals
WILL blow up in your face