CH. 4: INTRODUCTION TO ATOMS SECTION 4-5: THE PERIODIC TABLE EQ: Other than metals, what are the other regions of the Periodic Table?
NON-METALS KEY: Most non-metals are poor conductors of electric current and heat. Solid non-metals are dull and brittle.
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Opposite properties of metals Poor conductors Dull Brittle Not malleable or ductile CHEMICAL PROPERTIES Atoms of non-metals usually gain or share electrons When metals and non- metals react, electrons move from metals to non-metals. Atoms share electrons and create MOLECULES.
NITROGEN FAMILY Group 15 Nitrogen is 80% of Earth’s atmosphere Nitrogen occurs in nature as N 2. This is a diatomic molecule.
OXYGEN FAMILY Group 16 Contains 3 non-metals Examples are oxygen and sulfur. Oxygen also forms a diatomic molecule.
HALOGENS Group 17 Very reactive; all but astatine are non-metals Gains or shares one electron Examples are Chlorine and Fluorine.
INERT GAS Group 18 These tend to be UNreactive Do not ordinarily gain, lose or share electrons. All inert gases exist in Earth’s atmosphere.
HYDROGEN Alone in the upper left corner of the Periodic Table The simplest of elements Have 1 proton and 1 electron. Isotopes will have neutrons. Most Hydrogen is combined with Oxygen to produce water. Not classified in a family!!
SEMIMETALS Properties of both metals and non-metals. Most common elements: Silicon and Boron. They are useful since some are semiconductors: elements that conduct electricity under certain conditions.
SECTION 5: RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS Some isotopes are unstable; their nuclei do not hold together well. An example is Uranium. See page 160 for Radioactive Decay Radioactive isotopes are used in science and industry. They are also used in medicine.