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Column – Groups
Same number of The modern periodic table can be
electrons in outer seen as an arrangement of the
shell. Group 1 – 1 elements in terms of their electronic
electron structures.
Rows – Periods
Transition metals
Outer electron in
same energy shell
Group 7 - Halogens
Group 1 – Alkali Metals
●Reactivity DECREASES
●Reactivity INCREASES Transition Metals down the group.
down the group. ●Similar properties and some Atoms get bigger so more
Atoms get bigger so more special properties because a shells so outer electrons
shells so outer electron lower energy level (inner shell) further from nucleus so
further from nucleus so lost is being filled in the atoms of harder to gain extra electron
easier the elements ●Melting/boiling point
●Melting/boiling point ●Compared with Group 1: INCREASE down group
DECREASE down group have higher melting points ●A more reactive halogen
●React with water to (except for mercury) and can displace a less reactive
release hydrogen and form higher densities halogen from an aqueous
hydroxides which dissolve are stronger and harder solution.
in water making alkaline are much less reactive and ●Have coloured vapours
solutions so do not react as and exist as diatomic
●Reacts with non-metals to vigorously with water or molecules Cl2
form ionic compounds oxygen. ●Forms simple covalent
which are white solids that ●Many transition elements have molecules with other non-
dissolve in water to give ions with different metals.
colourless solution. ●Form coloured compounds ●Forms ionic salts with
●Low density (Li, Na + K ●Used as catalysts metals.
float on water)