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1863. John Newlands produced a
table showing 'Law of Octaves'
when elements are placed in order
atomic weight, and similanries.
1869 Dmitri

History and Basic Properties of Elements

Back in the 1860s, scientists like John Newlands and Dmitri Mendeleev cracked the code of organising elements. Mendeleev was clever enough to leave gaps for elements that hadn't been discovered yet - and he was spot on!

Metals are the show-offs of the periodic table. They're shiny, conduct electricity and heat brilliantly, and you can bend them (malleable) or stretch them (ductile) without breaking. Most are solid at room temperature with high melting points.

Non-metals are completely different beasts. They're dull, brittle (they snap rather than bend), and terrible at conducting heat or electricity. They can be solids, liquids, or gases at room temperature.

Quick Test Tip Remember SHED for metals - Shiny, Hard, Electrical conductors, Ductile!

The noble gases (Group 0) are chemistry's introverts - they're completely unreactive because they have full outer electron shells. They're colourless, low-density gases that exist as single atoms.

1863. John Newlands produced a
table showing 'Law of Octaves'
when elements are placed in order
atomic weight, and similanries.
1869 Dmitri

Key Element Groups

Alkali metals (Group 1) are the daredevils of the periodic table. They're soft, have low density, and react explosively with water to produce an alkaline solution and hydrogen gas. The further down the group, the more reactive they get.

Halogens (Group 7) always travel in pairs as diatomic molecules (like Cl₂). They have 7 electrons in their outer shell and desperately want one more. Going down the group, they get less reactive but their melting and boiling points increase.

Transition metals sit in the middle of the periodic table and are the workhorses of chemistry. They have high density and melting points, form coloured compounds, and many act as catalysts to speed up reactions.

Pattern Spotter Elements in the same group have similar properties because they have the same number of outer shell electrons!

Displacement reactions happen when a more reactive element kicks out a less reactive one - it's like chemical bullying! This is how we can work out which elements are more reactive than others.

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Comprehensive Chemistry Notes for Easy Learning

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The periodic table is chemistry's ultimate cheat sheet - it organises all the elements in a way that reveals patterns and helps predict how they'll behave. Understanding these groups and their properties is absolutely crucial for GCSE chemistry success.

1863. John Newlands produced a
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History and Basic Properties of Elements

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Key Element Groups

Alkali metals (Group 1) are the daredevils of the periodic table. They're soft, have low density, and react explosively with water to produce an alkaline solution and hydrogen gas. The further down the group, the more reactive they get.

Halogens (Group 7) always travel in pairs as diatomic molecules (like Cl₂). They have 7 electrons in their outer shell and desperately want one more. Going down the group, they get less reactive but their melting and boiling points increase.

Transition metals sit in the middle of the periodic table and are the workhorses of chemistry. They have high density and melting points, form coloured compounds, and many act as catalysts to speed up reactions.

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