The middle element
has properties that are
an average of the other
two.
Hydrogen and aluminium =
nitrogen
Lithium and potassium =
Sodium
John Newlands
Law of Octaves
When ordered
in atomic mass,
the properties of
every eighth
element
seemed similar
- Groups contained elements
without similar properties, eg.
carbon, titanium, hydrogen
-Mixed up metals and
non-metals -Didn't leave gaps
Alkali Metals
Group 1
Extremely reactive
therefore stored in oil
so they don't react
with oxygen in the air
Reaction with water: Lithium + water -> lithium hydroxide + hydrogen
Observations: -Gas released
therefore bubbles formed
-Solid (lithium) would dissolve
-UI would turn purple
Properties: -Always form ionic bonds
-One electron in outer shell, form +1
charge -Low densities + float on water
Down the group: -More reactive
-Lower melting and boiling
points
Modern Periodic Table
Dmitri Mendeleev
Order of atomic mass
Left gaps for undiscovered elements
Elements with similar
properties in groups
When the undiscovered
elements were found they
fitted the table
Arranged in atomic number (protons)
Arranged by electrons in outer shell -
groups which have similar properties
Contains noble gases
Unreactive
The structure that other elements
gain when reacting
The Halogens
Group 7
Uses -
Chlorine: to
sterilise pools
-Iodine: in
antiseptics to
treat wounds
Properties: -Low
melting point
-Poisonous
-Non-metals
DIATOMIC
MOLECULES - Exist
in pairs, F2, CL2 etc.
7 Electrons in outer shell, form a
-1 charge called a halide
Reaction with hydrogen: Chlorine +
hydrogen -> hydrogen chloride etc.
Reaction with Alkali metals: Chlorine
+ Potassium -> potassium chloride
More reactive halogens will
displace less reactive ones, get
less reactive down the group
Low melting point
because only small
molecules which have
weak intermolecular
forces
Transition Metals
Fairly unreactive - don't react
vigorously with H20 or O2
Properties: -High density
-Used as catalysts
-Coloured compounds
-ions with more than one
charge
-Fe2+ -> green -Fe3+ ->
red/brown -Potassium
chromate -> yellow
-Potassium manganate ->
purple -Copper sulfate ->
blue
- Groups 1,2 and 3 want to lose
electrons therefore MORE SHELLS=
MORE REACTIVE. -Groups 4,5,6 and
7 need to gain electrons, therefore
LESS SHELLS = MORE REACTIVE.
-The further from the
positive nucleus the
weaker the attraction. -As
negative/negative repel
each other, the more
shells, the stronger the
repulsion and the easier
electrons are to remove