What are the periodic trends in the periodic table?
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The text discusses periodic trends in chemistry, specifically focusing on electronegativity and related concepts such as ionization energy, atomic radius, and metallic character. It explains how elements' ability to attract electrons varies in relation to their position in the periodic table.
Answer
Periodic trends include electronegativity, ionization energy, electron affinity, atomic radius, and metallic character.
The periodic trends in the periodic table include electronegativity, ionization energy, electron affinity, atomic radius, and metallic character. Electronegativity increases as you move up and to the right. Fluorine is the most electronegative element.
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The periodic trends in the periodic table include electronegativity, ionization energy, electron affinity, atomic radius, and metallic character. Electronegativity increases as you move up and to the right. Fluorine is the most electronegative element.
More Information
Periodic trends help predict chemical behavior. Elements closer to fluorine are more electronegative. Ionization energy and electronegativity tend to increase across a period and decrease down a group.
Tips
A common mistake is to assume all noble gases are electronegative when they generally are not.
Sources
- Periodic Trends Made Easy | ChemTalk - chemistrytalk.org
- Periodic Trends - Chemistry LibreTexts - chem.libretexts.org
- Periodic trends - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org
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