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Chemical Properties:
Chemical Properties:
•Tend to have 4-8 valence electrons
•Tend to have 1, 2, or 3 valence electrons (said
(check it out, Group A number = number
it before, will say it again - for Main Group
of valence electrons for Main Group
elements the number of valence electrons
elements. Good thing to remember.)
matches the Group A number!)
•Highly motivated to gain valence
•Quick (and happy) to give up valence
electrons to form ANIONS or share them
electrons to form CATIONS
to bond covalently
Groups/Families
Elements in the same Group or Family tend to have the same general characteristics. These are the
Groups you need to know:
The most common groups are:
•Alkali Metals (Group 1A)
•Alkaline Earth Metals (Group 2A)
•Halogens (Group 7A)
•Noble Gases (Group 8A)
Hydrogen
• The compounds of transition metals are usually brightly colored and are often
used to color paints.
• Transition elements have 1 or 2 valence electrons, which they lose when they
form bonds with other atoms. Some transition elements can lose electrons in
their next-to-outermost level.
Transition Elements
• Transition elements have properties similar to one another and to
other metals, but their properties do not fit in with those of any other
family.
• Many transition metals combine chemically with oxygen to form
compounds called oxides.
Boron Family