Periodic Trends 2

A family (or group) is a set of elements that

An electron located in the outermost shell is called

Characteristic of each element’s display is determined by number of

Valence electrons decide how an atom will

Every element wants to have a

Full octet is typically, but not always

To get full octet, element will gain or lose

Oxygen = 8 electrons so

Octet rule says that atoms must combine in a way that each atom has

Eight electrons on valence shell so that it has same configuration as

There are _ major groups in periodic table

Each group on the periodic table is

Alkali metal number

Alkaline earth metal number

Transition metal number

Halogen number

Noble gas number

Group 13-16 contains

_ are the smallest group

Unlike major groups, Metalloids contain two categories (2)