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The Periodic Table
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Section 2: Exploring the Periodic Table
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•  Key Ideas
•  Bellringer
•  The Role of Electrons
•  Ion Formation
•  How Are Elements Classified?
The Periodic Table
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Key Ideas
〉 Why do elements within a group of the periodic
table have similar chemical properties?
〉 What happens to an atom that gains or loses
electrons?
〉 What are the three main categories of elements?
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Bellringer
Each square on the periodic table of elements includes an
element’s name, chemical symbol, atomic number, and
atomic mass. Below are examples of elements found on
the periodic table.
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Bellringer, continued
1.  Which element above has the highest atomic number?
2.  Which element above has the lowest atomic mass?
3.  What is the chemical symbol for calcium?
4.  What is the element name for Cr?
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The Role of Electrons
〉 Why do elements within a group of the periodic
table have similar chemical properties?
〉 The periodic trends in the periodic table are the
result of electron arrangement.
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The Role of Electrons, continued
•  Valence electrons account
for similar properties.
•  An element’s location in
the periodic table is
related to electron
arrangement.
–  Example: Lithium and
sodium, in Group 1, each
have one valence
electron.
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Visual Concept: Valence Electrons
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Ion Formation
〉 What happens to an atom that gains or loses
electrons?
〉 If an atom gains or loses electrons, it no longer
has an equal number of electrons and protons.
Because the charges do not cancel completely,
the atom has a net electric charge.
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Ion Formation, continued
•  Group 1 elements
form positive ions.
–  The single valence
electron is easily
removed.
•  Group 17 elements
form negative ions.
–  The addition of one
valence electron fills
the outer energy level.
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How Are Elements Classified?
〉 What are the three main categories of elements?
〉 All elements are either metals, nonmetals, or
semiconductors.
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How Are Elements Classified?,
continued
•  Elements in each category have similar properties.
–  metal: an element that is shiny and that conducts
heat and electricity well
–  nonmetal: an element that conducts heat and
electricity poorly
–  semiconductor (or metalloid): an element or
compound that conducts electric current better than
an insulator does but not as well as a conductor does
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Visual Concept: Comparing Metals,
Nonmetals, and Metalloids
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The Periodic Table
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How Are Elements Classified?,
continued