Trends in the Periodic Table
Trends in Mass As you move from left to right across a period, mass increases As you move from top to bottom down a group, mass increases Masses get larger in both these cases as the atoms have more protons, neutrons and electrons
Trends in Atomic Radius As you move from left to right across a period atomic radius DECREASES!! This is because the electrons are “pulled in” closer to the nucleus as the number of protons increases….the atom “shrinks” in a bit. See graph on p. 23
Trends in Atomic Radius As you move from top to bottom down a group, atomic radius INCREASES as the atoms have more electron shells.
Trends in Reactivity for Metals As you move from left to right across a period, reactivity decreases for metals As you move from top to bottom down a group, reactivity increases for metals The most reactive metal is francium (Fr)
Trends in Reactivity for Non-metals As you move from left to right across a period, reactivity for non-metals increases As you move from top to bottom down a group, reactivity for non-metals decreases. Remember the noble gases are NON-REACTIVE, so the most reactive non-metal is fluorine (F)
Trends in Ionization Energy Ionization energy is the energy required to remove the outermost electron from an atom Ionization energy increases across a period and decreases down a group
Trends in Ionization Energy