Reading the Periodic Table: Trends, Valence Electrons, and Ions

Name: Reading the Periodic Table: Trends, Valence Electrons, and Ions
Description: The periodic table is not a list; it is a map of how hard each atom holds its outer electrons. Read the map and you can predict which elements grab electrons, which give them up, and what ions they form.

The periodic table is not a list; it is a map of how hard each atom holds its outer electrons. Read the map and you can predict which elements grab electrons, which give them up, and what ions they form.

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By the end

01Explain trends in radius, ionization energy, electron affinity, and electronegativity with shielding and effective nuclear charge
02Estimate a missing property value from a column or row neighbor
03Predict the typical ionic charge of an element from its valence electron count
04Explain why elements in one column form analogous compounds

In unit 1

1.1Counting Atoms by Weighing: Moles, Molar Mass, and Mass Spectra
1.2What Is It Made Of: Empirical Formulas and the Composition of Mixtures
1.3Where the Electrons Are: Configurations and Photoelectron Spectroscopy
1.4Reading the Periodic Table: Trends, Valence Electrons, and Ions