Morgan King Ms.

Lyman Chemistry September 24, 2013

E s s e n t i a l Q u e s t i o n s P e r i o d i c T a b l e : T h e M u s i c a l
ThepurposeofthePeriodicTableistolisttheorderofhowtheelementsareplaced,the numberofprotons,andtheatomicaveragemass.ThestandardformofaPeriodicTablegenerally includesGroupsandPeriods.GrouparenormallycolumnsandPeriodsarehorizontalrows.Thetableis arrangedbythenumericalorderofatomicnumber,thereforemakingthepropertiesthatmuchclearer. GeneraltrendsthatcanbeseeninthegroupsofaPeriodicTableisthattheelementsareorganizedby similarappearancesandproperties.Intheperiods,theelementsareorderbyatomicnumber.The PeriodicTableisusedinChemistry,becauseitliststheorderoftheknownandproventoexist elements.Itisprimarilyusedtolistthefactsofproperties,averageatomicmass,atomicnumber (numberofprotons.)ThePeriodicTableweusetodayfirstcamearoundwhenDmitriMendeleev decidedtoreorganizetheperiodictablesothatitwouldbeeasiertolearnfromandunderstand. GroupName:Metalloids Elementswithinthatgroup:Boron,Silicon,Germanium,Arsenic,Antimony,Tellurium, Polonium Boronhasanatomicnumberof5,withanatomicweightof10.811amuandits mostcommonphaseisasametalliclooking,brittlesolids.Someofits characteristicsareithasabrownishcolor. Siliconhasanatomicnumberof14,withanatomicweightof28.0855amuand itsmostcommonphaseisasolidatroomtemperature.Ifyouweretoactually pickoneupitwouldhaveagreycolorwithacubiccrystalstructure. Germaniumhasanatomicnumberof32andanatomicmassof72.61amuand itsmostcommonphaseisasasolidatroomtemperature.Someofits characteristicsincludeagreyishcolor. Arsenichasanatomicnumberof33withanatomicmassof74.9216amu,and atroomtemperatureitisasolid.Ifyouweretopickitupandholditasa tangibleobject,youwouldnoticethatithasagraycolor,aswellasasolid figurewhichhassixequalrhombusesforitsfaces. Antimonyhasanatomicnumberof51withanatomicmassof121.76amu.Its mostcommonphaseisasolidatroomtemperature.Ithappenstohaveabluish color. Telluriumhasanatomicnumberof52withanatomicweightof127.6amu,and

asolidphaseatroomtemperature.Telluriumhasasilverishhuetoitanda hexagonalcrystalstructure. Poloniumhasanatomicnumberof84withanatomicweightof209.0amu,and itisasolidfigureatroomtemperature.Ithasamonocliniccrystalandan unknowncolor. AtomicWeight Mostcommonphase(Solid,Liquid,Gas) Appearance/Characteristics(pleasetrytoincludeaminimumof5) Boronisusedforheatresistancealloys,alsoSiliconisusedtomakeglassandas semiconductors Typicalelectronconfigurations IonizationEnergytrendswithinyourgroup Atomicradiuswithinyourgroup