Podcast
Questions and Answers
What are the vertical columns of elements called?
What are the vertical columns of elements called?
Groups
Why do elements in the same group have similar properties?
Why do elements in the same group have similar properties?
Because they have the same number of electrons in the outer energy levels (valence electrons).
What is the term used for the different rows of elements?
What is the term used for the different rows of elements?
Periods
Where do electrons occupy in an atom?
Where do electrons occupy in an atom?
How are electrons distributed in an atom shown?
How are electrons distributed in an atom shown?
Explain why atoms of elements in the same group have similar properties.
Explain why atoms of elements in the same group have similar properties.
Describe how atomic numbers and atomic masses change as you move from left to right in a period.
Describe how atomic numbers and atomic masses change as you move from left to right in a period.
Why do only a certain number of electrons are allowed in each shell or energy level?
Why do only a certain number of electrons are allowed in each shell or energy level?
Explain the relationship between the filling of energy levels or shells in an atom.
Explain the relationship between the filling of energy levels or shells in an atom.
Provide an example of electron distribution in an atom without drawing it.
Provide an example of electron distribution in an atom without drawing it.
How do elements in the same period of the periodic table differ in terms of energy levels?
How do elements in the same period of the periodic table differ in terms of energy levels?
