Exploring the Periodic Table

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Objective

State the periodic law and explain the organization of elements in the periodic table Predict the general properties of elements based on their location within the periodic table Identify metals, nonmetals, and metalloids by their properties and/or location on the periodic table

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    The periodic table organizes elements by increasing atomic number, and elements in the same group or family have similar chemical properties.

  2. 2

    Metals are typically shiny and good conductors of heat and electricity, while nonmetals generally lack these properties and are located on the upper right of the periodic table.

  3. 3

    Dmitri Mendeleev organized elements by atomic mass and predicted the existence of undiscovered elements, while Henry Moseley later reorganized the table by atomic number.

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Practice

12 questions

1

State the periodic law in your own words.

2

What information can be found in each element's square on the periodic table?

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Exit ticket

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Locate potassium (K), oxygen (O), and silicon (Si) on the periodic table. Identify each as a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid.

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