Why is Sodium metal stored in

Kerosene?

Sodium reacts with water to

produce Hydrogen

Note:
Sodium and Potassium are
stored in oil to keep them from
reacting with oxygen and water
in the air.
Cesium is stored in glass tubes
of argon gas( an inert gas).

Group 1- Alkali Metals

Lithium
Sodium
Potassium
Rubidium
Cesium
Francium

The Alkali Metals react

exothermically with water
releasing and forming
soluble alkaline
hydroxides.

Reactivity of Alkali
Metals
Increases from top to bottom of the
group.

Which is more reactive Cesium or

Sodium?

Group 2- Alkali Earth

Metals
Beryllium
Magnesium
Calcium
Strontium
Barium
Radium

Group 2- Alkali Earth Metals

Reactions with Water
Be does not react with water.
Mg reacts with hot water.
Ca, Sr, Ba react easily with cold
water.
Which way along the group does
reactivity increase?

Group 2- Alkali Earth

Metals
Have 2 valence electrons.
Form 2+ ions.

Notes:
There is Mg in
chrolophyll
C55H72O5N4Mg
Calcium is in your
bones, chalk,
limestone, toothpaste,
pearl (all as calcium
carbonate).

In which Block these Alkali and

Alkali earth metals are placed?

s block elements
Electronic configuration:
ns1 or ns2
Groups:

IA and IIA

Low ionisation energy and low melting and

boiling points, electropositive elements.

Colourless compounds.

List a few names of elements in

the Halogen group.

What are Noble Gas

Elements?

What is the reactivity of Noble

gas elements?

The Periodic Table

What is the effect of metallic character

in periodic Table from left to right?

p block elements
Electronic configuration:
ns2,np1-6
Groups:
III A to VII A and zero group.
Non-metals, electronegative.
Form covalent compounds.

What block elements are also known as

Transition Elements except Zn,Cd,Hg ?

Which block elements are

colored?

d block elements
Electronic configuration:
(n-1)d1-10 ns1or2
Groups:
I B to VII B and VIII groups.
Variable valency high melting and boiling point.

Colored compounds and catalytic property.

Which Block Elements are

placed in the form of Two rows
below the periodic Table?

f block elements
Electronic configuration:
(n-2)f1-14(n-1)d0-1ns2
Present below the periodic
table in two rows
Lanthanides-elements after
lanthanum
Actinides-elements after
actinium.
Have high melting and boiling point.

Choose the element in each pair that has the

largest radius-

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

K and Br
F and Br
He and Rn
Mg and Cl
O and S
Be and O

Periodic Trends

Periodic Trends patterns (dont

always hold true) can be seen with
our current arrangement of the
elements (Moseley)

1.
2.
3.

Trends well be looking at:

Atomic Radius
Ionization Energy
Electronegativity

Compare and contrast ionization

Energy and Atomic Radius.

Electronegativity
Increase in electronegativity

H
2.1

Decrease

He
-

Li
1.0

Be
1.5

B
2.0

C
2.5

N
3.0

O
3.5

F
4.0

Ne
-

Na
0.9

Mg
1.2

Al
1.5

Si
1.8

P
2.1

S
2.5

Cl
3.0

Ar
-

K
0.8

Al
1.0