The Periodic Table Chapter 6

Section 6.1 - Organizing the Elements Introduction In a self-service store, the products are grouped according to similar characteristics. With a logical classification system, finding and comparing products is easy. You will learn how elements are arranged in the periodic table and what that arrangement reveals about the elements.

1. Searching For an Organizing Principle Chemists use the properties of elements to sort them into groups. In 1829, German chemist J.W. Dobereiner (1780-1849) published a classification system. He grouped elements into triads (a set of three elements with similar properties) One element in the triad tended to have properties between those of the other two elements. For example, Chlorine, bromine, and iodine have very similar chemical properties. Unfortunately all known elements couldn’t be grouped into triads

2. Mendeleev’s Periodic Table 6.1 2. Mendeleev’s Periodic Table In 1869, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev arranged the elements in his periodic table in order of increasing atomic mass, arranged into groups based on repeating properties. He left empty spaces for elements that had not been discovered yet. The periodic table can be used to predict the properties of undiscovered elements.

3. The Periodic Law 6.1 By using atomic mass to organize his periodic table, Mendeleev encountered some problems. If grouped by atomic mass, chemical properties didn’t align. In the modern periodic table, elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number. Mendeleev didn’t know that the atoms of each element contain a unique number of protons There are seven periods (rows). Each period corresponds to a principle energy level There are more elements in higher numbered periods because there are more orbitals in higher energy levels. The elements within a group (column) have similar properties. In the modern periodic table, the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number. Interpreting Diagrams How many elements are there in the second period?

The Periodic Law (cont.) The periodic law: When elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number, there is a periodic repetition of their physical and chemical properties. The properties of the elements within a period change as you move across a period from left to right. The pattern of properties within a period repeats as you move from one period to the next.

4. Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids Three classes of elements: metals, nonmetals, and metalloids. Across a period, the properties of elements become less metallic and more nonmetallic.

Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids (cont.) Metals are good conductors of heat and electric current. 80% of elements are metals. Most metals have a high luster, are ductile, and are malleable.

Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids (cont.) In general, nonmetals are poor conductors of heat and electric current. Most nonmetals are gases at room temperature. A few nonmetals are solids, such as sulfur and phosphorus. One nonmetal, bromine, is a dark-red liquid. Tend to have properties that are opposite to those of metals One way to classify elements in the periodic table is as metals, nonmetals, and metalloids. Inferring What is the purpose for the black stair-step line?

Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids (cont.) There is a heavy stair-step line that separates the metals from the nonmetals. A metalloid generally has properties that are similar to those of metals and nonmetals. The behavior of a metalloid can be controlled by changing conditions. One way to classify elements in the periodic table is as metals, nonmetals, and metalloids. Inferring What is the purpose for the black stair-step line? If a small amount of boron is mixed with silicon, the mixture is a good conductor of electric current. Silicon can be cut into wafers, and used to make computer chips.

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