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2.4 The Periodic Table
• Only 10 elements have been known since the
beginning of recorded history.
• In the late 1700s and early 1800s, as more
elements were discovered, chemists began to
look for similarities among elements.
• Johann Döbereiner observed in 1829 that there
were several triads that appeared to have
similar chemical and physical properties.
• Dmitri Mendeleev organized elements by
mass, then into columns based on chemical
behavior.
© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
2.4 The Periodic Table
© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
2.4 The Periodic Table
The vertical groups on the periodic table have
similar chemical properties and are divided into
categories.
• Main Groups—The two groups on the far left
(1–2) and the six on the far right (13–18) are the
main groups.
• Transition Metal Groups—Elements in these
groups are numbered 3 through 12.
• Inner Transition Metals—The 14 elements
following lanthanum are the lanthanides and the
14 elements following actinium are the actinides.
Together these are the inner transition metals.
© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
2.4 The Periodic Table
• Elements (except hydrogen) on the left-hand
side of the black zigzag line running from boron
(B) to tellurium (Te) are metals.
• Elements to the right of the line are nonmetals.
• Most elements abutting the line are metalloids.
• Elements in a given
group have similar
chemical properties.
Chlorine, bromine, iodine,
and other elements in
group 7A behave
similarly.
© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
2.4 The Periodic Table
All seven periods do not contain the same number
of elements.
• The first period contains only 2 elements.
• The second and third periods each contain 8
elements.
• The fourth and fifth periods each contain 18
elements.
• The sixth and seventh periods each contain 32
elements.
• The 14 lanthanides and the 14 actinides are
pulled out and shown below the others.
© 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.
2.4 The Periodic Table
Groups are numbered in two ways, both shown in
Figure 2.2.
• The main group elements are numbered 1A
through 8A.
• The transition metal elements are numbered
1B through 8B.
• Alternatively, all 18 groups are numbered
sequentially from 1 to 18.
• The inner transition metal elements are not
numbered.

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Periodic table(1)

  • 1.
  • 2. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. 2.4 The Periodic Table • Only 10 elements have been known since the beginning of recorded history. • In the late 1700s and early 1800s, as more elements were discovered, chemists began to look for similarities among elements. • Johann Döbereiner observed in 1829 that there were several triads that appeared to have similar chemical and physical properties. • Dmitri Mendeleev organized elements by mass, then into columns based on chemical behavior.
  • 3. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. 2.4 The Periodic Table
  • 4. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. 2.4 The Periodic Table The vertical groups on the periodic table have similar chemical properties and are divided into categories. • Main Groups—The two groups on the far left (1–2) and the six on the far right (13–18) are the main groups. • Transition Metal Groups—Elements in these groups are numbered 3 through 12. • Inner Transition Metals—The 14 elements following lanthanum are the lanthanides and the 14 elements following actinium are the actinides. Together these are the inner transition metals.
  • 5. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. 2.4 The Periodic Table • Elements (except hydrogen) on the left-hand side of the black zigzag line running from boron (B) to tellurium (Te) are metals. • Elements to the right of the line are nonmetals. • Most elements abutting the line are metalloids. • Elements in a given group have similar chemical properties. Chlorine, bromine, iodine, and other elements in group 7A behave similarly.
  • 6. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. 2.4 The Periodic Table All seven periods do not contain the same number of elements. • The first period contains only 2 elements. • The second and third periods each contain 8 elements. • The fourth and fifth periods each contain 18 elements. • The sixth and seventh periods each contain 32 elements. • The 14 lanthanides and the 14 actinides are pulled out and shown below the others.
  • 7. © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. 2.4 The Periodic Table Groups are numbered in two ways, both shown in Figure 2.2. • The main group elements are numbered 1A through 8A. • The transition metal elements are numbered 1B through 8B. • Alternatively, all 18 groups are numbered sequentially from 1 to 18. • The inner transition metal elements are not numbered.