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C2 - The Periodic Table

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Total cards: 23•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

How is the periodic table arranged?

Back (Answer)

In an order where similar elements are grouped together.

#2
Front (Question)

What did Mendeleev’s periodic table leave space for?

Back (Answer)

I discovered elements

#3
Front (Question)

What determines an elements place of the periodic table?

Back (Answer)

It’s atomic (proton) number.

#4
Front (Question)

What determines an elements chemical properties?

Back (Answer)

The number of electrons in the outer shell.

#5
Front (Question)

Metals tend to….. where as non metals tend to….

Back (Answer)

Loose electrons, gain electrons

#6
Front (Question)

Why are the noble gases so unreactive?

Back (Answer)

Because of their stable electronic arrangement. (8 electrons in outer shell/full outer shell)

#7
Front (Question)

What are the group 1 elements called?

Back (Answer)

Alkali metals

#8
Front (Question)

What happens to the melting/boiling points of alkali metals as you go down the group?

Back (Answer)

Decrease.

#9
Front (Question)

What is formed when any alkali metal reacts with water?

Back (Answer)

Hydrogen and an alkaline solution containing the metal oxide.

#10
Front (Question)

What ions do alkali metals form?

Back (Answer)

1+

#11
Front (Question)

As you go down the group of A. Metals….

Back (Answer)

The reactivity increases.

#12
Front (Question)

Group 7?

Back (Answer)

Halogens

#13
Front (Question)

What ions do halogens form?

Back (Answer)

-1

#14
Front (Question)

A more reactive halogen can….

Back (Answer)

Replace a less reactive halogen from a solution of one of its salts.

#15
Front (Question)

As you go down the halogen group, the reactivity….

Back (Answer)

Decreases.

#16
Front (Question)

Electrostatic attraction Between electrons and nucleus depends on… (3)

Back (Answer)

• The distance between outer electron and nucleus. • Number of shells occupied • Number of protons in the nucleus.

#17
Front (Question)

Compared with the alkali metals, transition metals have…. They are…

Back (Answer)

Much higher melting and boiling points and densities. Stronger, harder and less reactive.

#18
Front (Question)

What do transition metals not react vigorously with?

Back (Answer)

Water and oxygen.

#19
Front (Question)

What often are transition metal compounds?

Back (Answer)

Coloured.

#20
Front (Question)

What can tradition metal compounds be used for?

Back (Answer)

Industrial catalysts.

#21
Front (Question)

Copper reacts (mainly) with…

Back (Answer)

Oxygen

#22
Front (Question)

Why does the reactivity of Group 1 (alkali metals) elements increase as you go down the group? (6)

Back (Answer)

• Because they form +1 ions as they generally loose an electron • As you go down the group, the number of protons increases, so the mass of the atom also increases • So the nuclear charge of the atom is greater • As there is more shells, the electrostatic force between the nucleus and the electron is weaker • And there is more shielding • So the electron is lost more easily

#23
Front (Question)

Structure for a describing trends in reactivity? (6)

Back (Answer)

• Ions formed • Trend • Increase in size of atom and nuclear charge • Distance • Force • Shielding