Unit 1.6 - The Periodic Table Flashcards
What do elements in the same group have?
The same number of electrons in the outer shell
Which elements have the same number of electrons in the outer shell?
Elements in the same group
What do elements in the same group form?
Compounds with similar formulae and properties
How does the atomic radius change when going down the groups and why?
There’s an increase in the number of filled shell which leads to an increase in atomic radius
What causes an atomic radius to increase?
The number of filled shells
What’s the difference between the different atomic radius’ of different elements?
A difference of nm’s
Which element has the largest atomic radius?
Caesium
Which properties change whilst going down the groups in the periodic table?
-Atomic radius
-First ionisation energy
-Melting points
-Electrongativity
What happens to the first ionisation energy of elements a you move down the groups and why?
Decreases, as the outer electron has a larger amount of screening and distance from the nucleus, which outweighs the fact that it has an increased nuclear charge, meaning that there’s less energy required to remove electrons from the atom, so there’s a decrease in 1st ionisation energy
What happens to the melting points of different elements as you move down the groups?
It’s not possible to make a definitive statement about the variation of melting points down a group - each group must be studied individually
What’s the trend in terms of melting point down group 1?
Melting points decrease
What’s the trend in terms of melting points in group 2?
No definite trend
What’s the trend in terms of melting point in group 7?
Melting points increase down a group
What happens to a reaction occurring with elements from group 1 moving down the group?
React more vigorously
Which group elements react vigorously with chlorine?
Group 1
What do group 1 elements react vigorously with?
Chlorine
Why do elements react more vigorously as you move down group 1?
-Larger atoms
-Attraction between electron and nucleus is weaker as they’re further away, so it’s easily lost
What do the fact that the atoms are bigger and that the attraction between the electrons and nuclei are weaker mean for the elements moving down group 1?
They react more vigorously
Electronegativity definition
The ability of an atom to attract a pair of electrons to itself in a covalent bond
The ability of an atom to attract a pair of electrons to itself in a covalent bond
Electronegativity
What happens to the Electronegativity of elements as you move down a group and why?
Decreases due to increased screening
What happens to the Electronegativity of elements as you move across the periods and why?
Increases (UP TO GROUP 7) due to increased nuclear charge
What similar method of thinking for the explanations can we use when describing Electronegativity?
Ionisation energy
(E.g - references to shielding and nuclear charge)
In which direction on the periodic table does the Electronegativity value of elements decrease? Why?
Down a group
Increasing shielding