Unit III. Chemical Periodicity


 

Reading Assignment 1:  KTU & Read Ch. 6.1-6.2; Questions 1-17

 

Video: Overview of periodic table; Exploratorium

 

AHistory of the Periodic Table

    -Sb, C, Cu, Au, Fe, Pb, Hg, Ag, S, Sn were only elements known before 1250- As comes slightly later

  -Prior to late 1700’s only 24 elements were known

  1. Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner- 1817- Germany

    Triads- groups of 3 elements that share similar properties

      Li, Na, K

      Cl, Br, I

  2. John Newlands- c. 1867- England

     Law of Octaves- when the elements are placed in order of atomic weights, a cycle of properties is repeated with

     every eight elements

  3. Dmitri Mendeleev- 1869 Russia - Online resources for Mendeleev

    -devised 1st periodic table- coupled properties of elements and organization of increasing atomic mass

    -Periodic Law- “Elements arranged according to their atomic masses present a clear periodicity of properties.

a.          Groupings- organized elements into an eight-column format. 

    Mendeleev's Periodic Table

    a. Some spaces had to be skipped for not-yet discovered elements

      ex. Eka-Silicon- (Germanium) – similar properties to that of Silicon & Tin

      (others- Gallium, Scandium)

   

Predicted properties for Mendeleev’s Eka-Silicon and properties of Germanium:
Element Atomic Weight Density  Oxide formula Chloride formula  

Eka-Silicon 

(predicted 1871)

72  5.5 g/cm3 EsO2 EsCl4  

Germanium

(discovered 1886)

72.59 5.32 g/cm3 GeO2 GeCl4  

         

    b. Problems with Mendeleev’s Periodic Table  

      1. Following increasing atomic mass, sometimes elements had to be reversed.  

         ex. Ni & Co,   I & Te,  Ar & K 

      2. Newly discovered elements had no spaces available  

        ex.Holmium and Samarium

      3. Elements in the same group were sometimes quite different in their reactivity  

        ex. Group I- alkali metals & “Coinage” metals

 

     4. Lothar Meyer- c. 1870 Germany  

    -Worked on periodic relationship similar to that of Mendeleev.  Acknowledged that Mendeleev had original idea.  

 Resource: Meyer's Periodic Table  -- Explore Meyer's work

 

    5. Henry Moseley- 1913 England  

     Atomic number- the number of protons found in the nucleus of a specific element

     -current periodic table utilizes increasing atomic numbers instead of atomic masses  

     High Frequency Spectra of the Elements, Original work by Henry Moseley. Table

Video: Henry Moseley's X-ray spectrometer

 

Review: Contributors to the Periodic Table.

 

B. Modern Periodic Table  

  Periodic Law- When the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number, there is a periodic pattern in

  their physical and chemical properties.

  1. Elements- 

     a. Identified by:

      1. name 

      2. symbol 

      3. atomic number.

      4. atomic mass   

     b. Characterized by

      1. Physical Properties- Boiling/Melting Points, Density, Color, Crystalline Structure, State of Matter, etc.

      2. Chemical Properties- Oxidation States, Acid/Basic Properties, Ionization Energy, Electron Affinity, etc.

   2. Periods- (Rows)- represents the number of energy levels  

 

   3. Columns- (Families/Groups)- representative of elements with similar properties-

    -analagous to the number of electrons in outer energy level(s)  

    a. Representative Elements (A groups) IA- VIIIA- fills s and p orbitals

      -IA. Alkali Metals-

      -IIA. Alkaline Earth Metals

      -IIIA. The Aluminum Family

      -IVA. The Carbon Family

      -VA. The Pnicogens, (Nitrogen Family)

      -VIA. The Chalcogens

      -VIIA. The Halogens

      -VIIIA- Noble Gases- completely filled outer s and p orbitals. These demonstrate chemical stability.

 

    b.Transition Metals (B groups) BI-VIIIB- fills outermost s (ns) and prior d orbitals (n-1d)

 

    c. Inner-Transition Metals- fills outermost s orbital (ns) and twice prior  f orbitals (n-2f). (a.k.a. Rare Earth Metals)

      Lanthanide Series. The elements in the 4f orbitals (top row of the inner transition metals)

      Actinide Series. The elements in the 5f orbitals (botton row of the inner transition metals)

 

Explanation: -Group Numbering. Explanation of  IUPAC and CAS group numbering systems

 

  4. Line of Demarkation: Staggered line used to separate metals from nonmetals

    a. metals- elements to the left of the line

    b. nonmetals- elements to the right of the line

    c. metalloids/weak-metals- elements along the line.  

 

Resource: Metals & Nonmetals

Comparison: Properties of metals & nonmetals

 

 

Assignment 1: Section 14.1 Worksheet

Reading Assignment 2:  Read section 6.3, questions 18 - 25.

 

C. Periodic Properties of the Elements  -The properties are based on the electrons and their positions

    Factors that affect the properties:

      a. the number of valence electrons

      b. the magnitude of the nuclear charge (Z) and the total number of electrons surrounding the nucleus

      c. the number of filled shells lying between the nucleus and the valence shell

      d. the distances of the electrons in the various shells from each other and from the nucleus

 

ResourcePeriodic Properties of the Elements.  The elements can be sorted by properties

 

  1. Atomic Radius 

    a. Ways to measure the radius of an atom

      1. covalent radius- ˝ distance from nuclei of 2 identical atoms joined by a single covalent bond  

      2. van der Waals radius- ˝ distance from nuclei of 2 atoms of neighboring molecules  

      3. metallic radius- ˝ distance from nuclei of 2 atoms in a solid metal  

      4. atomic radius- based on the quantum model. Theoretical/Mathematical approach

 

    b. Trends in the periodic table  

      1. Period- radius decreases from left to right- increase in (Z) with same number of energy levels-

      2. Group- radius increases from top to bottom- increase in the number of energy levels (Principal Q.N. increases)  

 

The atomic radii for the elements in the first 3 energy levels

 

    Effective Nuclear Charge (Zeff )- dependent upon (Z) and the shielding effect of other electrons

    ** Shielding- interior orbitals that contain electrons shield the attraction of the nucleus on the valence electrons.  

    What effects are seen from shielding?

    Slater’s Rule:  (Zeff = Z –s)  where s is the shielding factor for valence electrons  

    calculating s for :

      a. for valence electrons in s and p type orbitals 

        1. (ns & np) electrons shield at 35%  

        2. for (n-1) orbitals, these shield at 85%  

        3. for (n-2) orbitals, these shield at 100%  

      b. for valence electrons in d and f type orbitals 

        1. (nd, nf) shield at 35%  

        2. higher orbitals (n+1) shield at 0% (ns, np) 

        3. s and p electrons in the same energy level (ns & np)and lower energy levels (n-1& et.al.) shield at 100%

 

  2. Ionization Energy: The amount of energy needed to remove an electron from a gaseous atom. Production of a positive ion

    a. Ion- an atom which has gained or lost electrons- dependent upon the Effective Nuclear Charge

      1. cation- positive ion- due to a loss of electrons  

      2. anion- negative ion- due to a gain of electrons  

    b. Trends  

      1. Groups- First Ionization energies decrease from top to bottom

      2. Periods- General- First Ionization energies increase from left to right

        some exceptions occur-

        i. Due to shielding of ns on 1st electron in a np orbital (B, Al, Ga)  

       ii. Losing 1 paired electron is less than losing a parallel electron (O, S, Se)  

         ** these exceptions fail at higher energy levels**  

1st Ionization energy for the elements in the first 3 energy levels

 

    c. Successive Ionization energies

      1. First Ionization- removing the first valence electron

      2. Second Ionization- removing the second valence electron

      3. Third Ionization- removing the third valence electron  

      -removing successive electrons reduces the shielding factor but maintains Z. This increases the Zeff on the remaining electrons.  

 

Resource: Table of Successive Ionization Energies

  3. Electron Affinity: The energy change that accompanies the addition of an electron to a gaseous atom

     For most atoms, energy is released when an electron is gained.  This is seen as a negative energy change.

    General Trend: Atoms that have a high ionization energy, will typically have a larger negative electron affinity.

    Noble Gases have a positive electron affinity because it would take energy to add electrons to these atoms.

 

ResourceElectron Affinities -- trends in electron affinity

 

  4. Ion Size

    a. Cations are always smaller than their neutral atom counterpart  

      -losing electrons may:  lose valence shells and/or increase zeff values  

    b. Anions are always bigger than their neutral atom counterpart.  

     -gaining electrons decrease zeff values  

    c. Trends-

       1. Period- Ion size decreases from left to right, (cation/anion specific)  

       2. Groups- Ion size increases from top to bottom.  

         Isoelectric species- atoms and ions that have the same electron configurations

         (ex. N-3, O-2, F-1, Ne, Na+1, Mg +2, Al+3)  

         Octet Rule- All atoms strive to have full valence shells (typically 8 electrons in the ns & np orbitals) exception is

         1st energy level (no p orbital:  2 electrons)  

         Oxidation Number- the charge of the stable ion after gaining/losing electrons.  Net difference between protons & electrons

 

  5. Electronegativity: The attraction that an atom has on an electron when it is chemically combined with another atom.  

    a. Trends  

       1.Periods- electronegativities increase from left to right  

      2. Groups- decrease from top to bottom.  

Applet: Periodic Table & properties

practicePeriodic Table Trends quizzes 1 through 5

Practice Periodicity Quiz.

Assignment 2: Ch 6 Standardized Test Prep, pg 191


D. Links

Review of the Periodic Table:  Frostburg State

WebElements Periodic Table

Chemical elements.com

Cool Periodic Table

 

Periodic Tables in the English Classroom

The Periodic Table and Poetry