Periodic Table Flashcards
The atomic weight of an element is equivalent to what we now call its:
Relative atomic mass
This Means the number of times heavier an atom when compared to 1/12 of a carbon-12 atom
Elements are arranged in rows, called?
Periods
Elemental period rows, increase in order of?
Atomic Number
Elements with similar properties are placed in vertical columns, called?
Groups
An electronic structure is the way in which electrons are arranged in an?
Atom
What is the term used for electrons that orbit an atom outide of the nucleus called?
Electron Shells
Elements with atomic numbers 1-20, what is the maximum number of electrons that can be present in the first shell?
2
Elements with atomic numbers 1-20, what is the maximum number of electrons that can be present in the 2nd shell?
8
Elements with atomic numbers 1-20, what is the maximum number of electrons that can be present in the 3rd shell?
8
The atomic number of an element describes?
The amount of protons in the nucleus of an atom
The central part of an atom is called the?
Nucleus
The nucleus of an atom contains which particles?
Only Protons & Neutrons
The atomic number of sodium is 11. Sodium atoms have 11 protons and how many electrons?
11
This electronic structure of Sodium can be written as:
2,8,1.
What does this mean?
The first electron shell has 2 electrons
The 2nd electron shell has 8 electrons
The 3rd electron shell has 1 electrons
This electronic structure of Sodium can be written as:
2,8,1.
What does the 1 mean?
The 3rd electron shell has 1 electron in its orbit
How is the number of electrons in the outermost shell of an atom linked to the periodic table?
Group Number
How is the number of electron shells of an atom linked to the periodic table?
Period number
The electronic structure of sodium (2,8,1) shows that sodium, (Na) has an atomic number of:
11
Most elements are metals.
In their chemical reactions, metal atoms lose electrons to form what type of Ion?
Positive Ions
A sodium atom, Na, forms a Na+ ion by losing an electron.
Elements that do not form positive Ions in their chemical reaction are called?
Non Metals
Non metals are a poor conductor of electricity and heat. They form acidic oxides
Non metals in the periodic table are poor conductors of electricity and heat. What type of oxide do they produce?
Acidic
The chemical properties of the compounds of metal are described to be?
Basic
The chemical properties of the compounds of non-metals are describe to be?
Acidic
The boiling and melting points of most metals compared to other elements in the periodic table are considered to?
High
The boiling and melting points of most non-metals compared to metals are considered to?
Low
In the periodic table, what colours represent the metals and non metals?
Metals are on the left (red) of the periodic table, and non-metals are on the right (yellow).
Elements in group 1 and group 2 are metals in the periodic table. Atoms of group 1 elements have how many electrons in their outer shell?
1