Matter and materials: Identify, describe and apply properties of the periodic table
Subject outcome
Subject outcome 5.3: Identify, describe and apply properties of the periodic table
Learning outcomes
- Recognise the arrangement of atoms in the periodic table according to atomic number.
- Identify and describe group, period and periodicity.
- Arrange electrons into core and valence electrons and write electron configuration of first 20 elements down.
- State the names of groups (1, 2, 7, 0) and identify the transition metal group.
- Describe and interpret the meaning of groups (similar chemical activity or activity trends).
- Recognise the distribution of metals and non-metals.
Unit 1 outcomes
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
- Describe the arrangement of the periodic table according to an element’s atomic number.
- Identify that elements are in vertical groups according to similar chemical properties.
- Identify that elements are arranged in horizontal periods according to increasing atomic number.
- Recall that periodicity means the arrangement on the periodic table of elements because of their:
- atomic radius
- electronegativity
- ionisation energy.
Unit 2 outcomes
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
- Arrange electrons into core and valence electrons and write electron configuration of first 20 elements.
- Write the electron configuration for the first 20 elements.
Unit 3 outcomes
By the end of this unit you will be able to:
- Give the names of groups 1, 2, 7 and 0 and identify the transition metal group.
- Predict the activity of elements in their groups.
- Recognise where the metals and non-metals are on the periodic table.
