Periodic Table Facts- Periodic table has 18 groups

- 7 periods
- Alkalai metals- group 1
- Lanthanide/Actinide Series
- 18- noble gas
- 3 types of elements (metals/nonmetals/semimetals)
- Organized by atomic number (increasing)
- 84 + are radioactive
- Group 17 is halogen
- Period = horizontal row
- Group = vertical column of elements
- Group 18 has 8 valence electrons- Already stable
- Semi-metals are the staircase (in between metals and nonmetals)
- Alkaline are group 2
- 92 + are radioactive and synthetic
- Each group has a certain amount of valence electrons
- Metals are the most common elements (2/3)
- Each element has their own (atomic number, mass, symbol, name)
- Halogen means salt-former
- Transition metals (groups 3-12)
- Hydrogen is a nonmetal on a metal side
- Group 1 = +1 (order of the charges
- Semi-metals are called metalloids
- Groups have their own properties (valence, charge, properties)
- Charge tells you if you gain or lose electrons
- Oxidation number means charge
- Lanthanide series are rare on earth
- Hydrogen is the only element with no neutrons
- Different periodic table for different uses
- Neutrons = atomic number mass
- Lanthanide/Actinide are at the bottom
- Some elements are named after the scientists/area that discovered them
- Metals are on the left side/non-metals on the right