ChemistryCode 5070
Arrangement of elements
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- Outline how the Periodic Table is laid out, with elements arranged into periods and groups and ordered by increasing proton number/atomic number
- Outline how an element's character shifts from metallic to non-metallic as you move along a period
- Describe how the charge on the ions that an element forms depends on its group number
- Account for elements in the same group sharing similar chemical properties, using their electronic configurations
- Explain how knowing an element's place in the Periodic Table helps to predict its properties
- Identify the trends within groups, using information supplied about their elements