Thursday, November 17, 2011

Chemistry Brooks 1st

Today students worked on questions from Chapter 6 Section 1: Below are the questions from yesterday and today.
































Mr Brooks started explaining about the periodic table... See the notes below:


CHEMISTRY NOTES
CHAPTER 6
Groups:
Þ   Vertical Rows
Þ   Have similar characteristics






Periods:
Þ   Horizontal Rows of periodic table
Þ   Periods do not have similar characteristics, but the electrons will be in the same energy level



Representative vs. Transition Elements
There are two sets of groups.
The group A elements are called the representative elements.
Þ   They have electrons in the S and P orbitals or both
The group B elements are the nonrepresentative elements.


Left of the zig-zag line:
Metals:
Þ   Loose electrons
Þ   Make positive ions
Þ   Usually good conductors of electricity of heat
Þ   Have malleability (can be measured into a sheet)
o   Al: if you bend Al, it does not just bend… it is actually small fractures
o   In the 1950’s they used Al wiring throughout the house…. Every time they bend the wire, it would fracture. This would cause a spark, a fire.
          Metalloids:
Þ   Have characteristics of metal and nonmetal.


Right of the line:
NON-METALS
Þ   They will gain electrons and form negative ions

PERIODIC TABLE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
         SOLID: Most of the elements at room temperature will be a solid.
         LIQUID: Only 2 elements on the periodic table will be a liquid at room temperature:
Þ   Mercury
Þ   Bromine: Liquid Bromine: is usually
                                 They have antiseptic qualities

BOTTOM OF PERIODIC TABLE:
                           Lanthanide Series: Starts with Cerium Ce ------- Lu
                           Actinide Series: Are Radioactive Th -------------Lr

Cool Info:
Fermium: Is named after the man who split the atom


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