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6.01 Periodic Table 1 2 Periods Rows are called periods. Period number indicates the highest occupied energy level of the electrons. The two named periods are the lanthanide and actinide series found at the bottom of the periodic table. 3 Groups Columns are called groups. Each group consists of a specific family of elements that share similar properties. These families include Alkali Alkaline Transition Halogen Noble gas 4 Alkali Family Alkali metals belong to group 1. They are soft, silvery metals with a low melting point. They are the most reactive metal group. Their normal state of matter is solid. 5 Alkaline Family Alkaline metals belong to group 2. They are harder, denser, and have a higher melting than alkali metals. They are only slightly less reactive. Their normal state of matter is solid. 6 Transition Family Transition metals belong to group 3-12. They have typical metal properties such as a very high luster and good conduction. They are so unreactive that they normally exist in nature as lone elements. Their normal state of matter is solid. 7 Halogen Family Halogens belong to group 17. They are the most reactive nonmetal group. They typically react with metals to form salts. The normal states of these elements include two solids, one liquid, and two gases. 8 Noble Gas Family Noble gases belong to group 18. They are unreactive nonmetals. They normally exist in nature as lone elements. Their normal state of matter is gas. 9 Trends The periodic table is arranged in a very organized way with distinct patterns. It can offers many clues that may be helpful through this class. Some of the periodic trends include: Metallic properties States of matter Valence electrons Oxidation numbers Density Reactivity 10 Metallic Properties There is a stair step line that divides the periodic table into metals and nonmetals. Everything to the left of the line is a metal and everything to the right is a nonmetal. With the exception of aluminum (a metal), everything touching the line is a metalloid. A metalloid shares characteristics of both metals and nonmetals and exist as very brittle solids. 11 12 States of Matter With the exception of hydrogen, solids are located on the left of the periodic table and gases on the right. The only two liquids are mercury (a liquid metal) and bromine (a liquid nonmetal). 13 Valence Electrons Valence electrons are the outer electrons available to be lost, gained, or shared when bonding. The last digit in the group number indicates the number of valence electrons. 14 Oxidation Numbers Oxidation number is the number assigned to an atom in an ionic compound. It indicates the number of electrons and how the electrons are used while bonding. It proceeds across the groups starting at group 1, skipping over transition elements, and ending at group 18. The numbers are: +1, +2, +3, +4, -3, -2, -1, 0. Elements with positive oxidation numbers lose the specified amount of electrons to form positive cations. Elements with negative oxidation numbers gain the specified amount of electrons to form negative anions. 15 Density Density is a measure of the mass of something relative to its volume. It is basically how much matter is contained in a certain space. It is measure in g/ml. Density increases down a group in the periodic table. 16 Reactivity Reactivity increases as you go down a metallic group. Reactivity decreases as you go down a nonmetallic group. 17