Periodicity (AQA A-Level Chemistry): Flashcards

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Classification of an Element
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What is the Periodic Table organized by?

Proton number (atomic number)

What is periodicity?

Recurring trends in chemical & physical properties

What elements in same period share

Same number of electron shells

What does period number indicate?

Highest energy level occupied by electrons

What elements in same group share

Same number of valence electrons

s-block: groups & orbital type

Groups 1 & 2; outermost electrons in s orbital

p-block: groups & orbital type

Groups 3 to 0; outermost electrons in p orbital

d-block: location & orbital

Transition metals between groups 2 & 3; d orbital

f-block: elements & orbital

Lanthanides & actinides; electrons in f orbital

What electron configuration determines

Chemical reactivity, ionisation energy, atomic radius

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