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1
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What is the Periodic Table?

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A collection of all known elements

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What order is the Periodic Table arranged in?

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Ascending atomic number from left to right

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What are groups on the Periodic Table?

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The vertical columns

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What are periods on the Periodic Table?

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The horizontal rows

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How can the electron configuration of an element be determined?

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By its position on the Periodic Table

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What is the special name given to elements in group 1 (I)?

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Alkali metals

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What special name is given to elements in group 2 (II)?

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Alkaline earth metals

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What special name is given to elements in group 17 (VII)?

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Halogens

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What is the special name given to elements in group 18 (VIII)?

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Noble gases

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14
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What is a diatomic element?

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An element which, in its elemental state, bonds to itself

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Which elements are diatomic?

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The halogens
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Hydrogen

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16
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What kind of ions do metals usually form?

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They generally lose electrons easily

So they form positive ions

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17
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How many valence electrons do metals have?

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Generally they have few valence electrons

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18
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Where are metals found?

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Left hand side of the Periodic Table (except H)

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19
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Where are non-metals found?

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On the right hand side of the periodic table

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How many valence lecterns do non-metals have?

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Generally, they have many valence electrons

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21
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Which elements are stable?

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The noble gases

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22
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Why are noble gases stable?

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All of their energy levels are filled

They do not have any unpaired electrons

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23
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What do all atoms try to do?

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Become stable

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24
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How do atoms attempt to become stable?

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They try to match the electron configuration of the stable elements
i.e They try to have all of their energy levels filled

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How do atoms make all of their electrons filled?

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By gaining or losing electrons (forming ions)

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What charge will elements in group I try to form?

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A positive charge of one

i.e they will try to lose an electron

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What charge will elements in group II try to form?

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A positive charge of two

i.e they will try to lose two electrons

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What charge will elements in group III try to form?

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A positive charge of three

i.e. They will try to lose three electrons

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What kind of charge will elements in group IV try to form?

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Either positive or negative charges of four, depending

i.e they will either try to lose or gain four electrons

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30
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What kind of charge will elements in group V try to form?

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A negative charge of three

i.e They will try to gain three electrons

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What kind of charge will elements in group VI try to form?

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A negative charge of two

i.e they will try to gain two electrons

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What kind of charge will elements in group VII try to form?

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A negative charge of one

i.e they will try to gain one electron

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What causes the gradually changing properties of elements in a given period?

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The gradually changing valence electron configuration

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34
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What is atomic radius?

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The distance from the centre of the nucleus to the outermost electron

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35
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What happens to atomic radius as you move from the left of a period to the right?

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It decreases

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Why does atomic radius decrease as you move from left right on the Periodic Table?

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There are more protons
The attractive force on the lecterns is also greater
The electrons move closer to the nucleus
The radius decreases

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37
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What happens to atomic radius as you move down the groups on the Periodic Table?

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It increases

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38
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Why does atomic radius increase as you move down the groups on the Periodic Table?

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Energy levels are added

The electrons are therefore further away from the nucleus

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39
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What is density?

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Mass per unit volume

How heavy something is in relation to the amount of space it occupies

40
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Are metals or non-metals generally more dense?

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Metals

41
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What happens to the density of metals as you move from left to right on the Periodic Table?

A

Increases

42
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In which groups does moving from left to right increase melting and boiling points?

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Groups 1-14

43
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What is the general melting and boiling point for elements in groups 15-18?

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Low

44
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As you move down in group 1 and 2, what happens to the melting and boiling points?

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Decrease

45
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As you move down in group 17 and 18, what happens to the melting and boiling points?

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Increase

46
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What does ionisation energy concern?

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The formation of cations

47
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What is ionisation energy?

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The energy required to remove an electron from a single atom in the gaseous phase

48
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What is first ionisation energy?

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The energy required to remove one electron

49
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What is second ionisation energy?

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The energy required to remove the second electron

50
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What happens to first ionisation energy as you move from left to right?

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It increases

51
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What happens to first ionisation energy as you move down a group?

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Decreases

52
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Why does first ionisation energy increase as you move across a period?

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More protons means a greater force of attraction on the electrons
Need more energy to overcome this force

53
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Why does first ionisation energy decrease as you move down a group?

A

More energy levels
Force of attraction is weaker
Less energy required to break it

54
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What does electrons affinity concern?

A

The formation of anions

55
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What is electron affinity?

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The amount of energy liberated (released) when an electron is added to a single atom in the gaseous phase

56
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What happens to electron affinity when you move across a period?

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Increases

57
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What happens to electron affinity when you move down a group?

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Decreases

58
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Why does electron affinity increase as you move across a period?

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The attraction for an electron is greater

59
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Why does electron affinity decrease when you move down a group?

A

The attraction for an electron decreases

60
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What does electron negativity concern?

A

The formation of shared electron pairs (covalent bonds)

61
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What is electron negativity?

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The attractive force that an atom has on a shared electron pair

62
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How is electronegativity measured?

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On a scale of 1-4

63
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What happens to electronegativity as you move across a period?

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It increases

64
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What happens to electronegativity as you move down a group?

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It decreases

65
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Why does electronegativity increase as you move across a period?

A

More protons

Greater force can be exerted on the electron pair

66
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Why does electronegativity decrease when you move down a group?

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Extra energy level
The electron pair is further from the nucleus
Can’t exert as great a force

67
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Which element has the greatest electronegativity?

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Fluorine

68
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Why does Fluorine have the greatest electronegativity?

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It has the most protons in its period, but the fewest energy levels in its group

69
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Which group is the most reactive?

A

Group I

Alkali Metals

70
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Why is Group I the most reactive?

A

All the elements in this group only have one valence electron
It is eager to give up this electron, so chemical reactions happen easily

71
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Where are alkali metals naturally found?

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In compounds

72
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How are the elemental forms of alkali metals stored?

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In inert liquids, to prevent reactions from occurring

73
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How do alkali metals react with cold water?

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They produce hydrogen and a hydroxide

74
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What happens to the reactivity of group I as you move down the group?

A

Increases

75
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What does the group number of an element tell us?

A

The number of valence electrons an element has (except He)

76
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Which two groups have their valence electrons in s-Orbitals?

A

I and II

77
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Which groups have their valence electrons in p-Orbitals?

A

III to VIII (except He)

78
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What tells us the number of energy levels that an element has?

A

The period number

79
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What do the alkali metals look like?

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Soft and grey

80
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What are the alkali earth metals like?

A

Very similar to alkali metals

Just slightly less reactive

81
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What do alkali earth metals do when in contact with cold water?

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Except for Be, they form a hydroxide and hydrogen

82
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What do alkali earth metals look like?

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Apart form Be, they are light grey and soft

83
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What is the reactivity of the halogens like?

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High

84
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Why is the reactivity of halogens high?

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They only need one electron to reach the ‘stable’ state

85
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What do the halogens form when reacting with metals?

A

Salts

86
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What happens to the reactivity of the halogens as you move down the group?

A

Decreases

87
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Why does the reactivity of the halogens decrease as you move down the group?

A

The atomic radius increase

The force of attraction on the electrons decreases

88
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What are the melting points of the halogens like?

A

Low

89
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What is the reactivity of group 18 like?

A

Very low

90
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Why are the elements in group 18 called the noble gases?

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They don’t tend to bond with anything

They are all gases at room temperature

91
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How are the charges of atoms shown?

A

With a superscript number in the top right hand corner of the chemical symbol
The number of the charge is shown, as well as the type (+ / -)

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