The Periodic Table (Grade 10 NSC Matric Physical Sciences): Flashcards

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The Arrangement of the Elements
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Basis of periodic table arrangement

By atomic number

Creator of periodic table and year

Dmitri Mendeleev, 1869

Groups in periodic table

Vertical columns, numbered 1-18

Periods in periodic table

Horizontal rows, numbered 1-7

Most electronegative element

Fluorine

Define atomic radius

Measure of atom size from centre to outer electrons

Define ionisation energy

Energy to remove one electron from atom in gas phase

Atomic radius trend across period

Decreases (atoms get smaller)

Ionisation energy trend across period

Increases (harder to remove electrons)

Electronegativity trend across period

Increases (attracts electrons more strongly)

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