Stage 1
5 minutes
TOPIC:ATOMIC STRUCTURE
Stage 2
5 minutes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
• To understand how elements are arranged in
the Periodic Table and to deduce the electronic
Stage 3
30 minutes configurations of the first 20 elements from
their positions in the Periodic Table
Stage 4
5 minutes
KEY WORDS: isotope, relative atomic mass
The periodic table. Groups 1 and 2 are called the reactive metals. The transition metals in the
middle of the table are not given a group. The right hand side of the table (groups 3-7) are a mixture of
metals and nonmetals. Elements in group 0 are called the noble gases.
GROUP 0
GROUP 1 GROUP 2 KEY GROUP 3 GROUP 4 GROUP 5 GROUP 6 GROUP 7
PERIOD 2
PERIOD 3 TRANSITION METALS
PERIOD 4
PERIOD 5
PERIOD 6
PERIOD 7
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
To understand how elements are arranged in the Periodic Table and to
deduce the electronic configurations of the first 20 elements from their
positions in the Periodic Table
Share your ideas
from isotopic abundances
Stage 2 Dmitri Mendeleev
5 minutes
proposed the first working
model of the periodic table
CARBON in 1869.
KEY
WORDS:
isotope,
relative The element carbon has 2 electron
shells. 2 electrons are present in
atomic mass the first shell and 4 electrons are
present in the second shell. The
electron configuration of carbon is
thus said to be 2.4.
● The structure of an atom can be illustrated using electron shell diagrams.
*Elements in the same group have the same number of electrons in their outer shell.
* The number of electrons in the outer shell determines the chemical properties of the
element.
● Electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom in shells.
○ Shells that are closer to the nucleus have less energy than those which are further away.
○ The lowest energy shells are always filled first.
● Only a certain number of electrons can fit in each shell.
○ 2 electrons can fit in the first shell.
○ 8 electrons can fit in any subsequent shell.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
To understand how elements are arranged in the Periodic Table and to
deduce the electronic configurations of the first 20 elements from their
positions in the Periodic Table
Atomic Atomic Electron
Element Electron Configuration Element
Number Number Configuration
Stage 2
5 minutes Hydrogen 1 1 Sodium 11 2.8.1
Helium 2 2 Magnesium 12 2.8.2
Lithium 3 2.1 Aluminium 13 2.8.3
KEY Beryllium 4 2.2 Silicon 14 2.8.4
WORDS: Boron 5 2.3 Phosphorous 15 2.8.5
isotope, Carbon 6 2.4 Sulphur 16 2.8.6
relative Nitrogen 7 2.5 Chlorine 17 2.8.7
atomic mass Oxygen 8 2.6 Argon 18 2.8.8
Fluorine 9 2.7 Potassium 19 [Link]
Neon 10 2.8 Calcium 20 [Link]
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
To understand how elements are arranged in the Periodic Table and to deduce the
electronic configurations of the first 20 elements from their positions in the
Periodic Table
Group 1
Stage 3
30 minutes
KEY WORDS: USE
isotope, YOUR
TEXT
relative BO0K/
Name the element
atomic mass Group 2 Identify the group and period
DEVICE
Calculate the Write the electronic configuration
Ar of carbon
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
To understand how elements are arranged in the Periodic Table and to deduce the
electronic configurations of the first 20 elements from their positions in the
Periodic Table
Stage 3
Group 3 Draw and write the electron
30 minutes configuration for Chlorine and
potassium
KEY WORDS:
isotope,
relative
atomic mass
Groups of 4-5 members.
Answer question A, B, C or D
PLENARY
Metals and Non-Metals
● Specification Points 1.20 and 1.21
○ Understand how to use electrical conductivity and the acid-base character of oxides to classify elements as metals or
non-metals.
○ Identify an element as a metal or a non-metal according to its position in the periodic table.
● Elements are classified as metals or non-metals.
○ In the periodic table, metals are on the left-hand side, non-metals are on the right-hand side.
● Metals conduct electricity.
○ Electrical charge can easily pass through metallic elements.
● Some metals react with oxygen to form metal oxides.
○ Metal oxides dissolve in water to form alkaline solutions.
○ Metal oxides are sometimes referred to as basic.
● Non-metals do not conduct electricity.
● Some non-metals react with oxygen to form non-metal oxides.
○ Non-metal oxides dissolve in water to form acidic solutions.
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Copper (Cu) is a metal with a very high
electrical conductivity.
As a consequence, copper is often used to
create wiring looms.
10
The metallic elements occupy the left-hand side of the periodic table.
The non-metals (with the exception of hydrogen), occupy the right-hand side.
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The Noble Gases
● Specification Point 1.24
○ Understand why the noble gases do not readily react.
● Elements in group 0 are called the noble gases.
○ Group 0 is to the far right of the periodic table.
○ The noble gases include helium (He), neon (Ne) and argon (Ar), among others.
● The noble gases are inert.
○ This means that they do not react with other elements.
● Noble gases have a complete outer shell of electrons.
○ Their outer shells contain 8 electrons.
○ This means a lot of energy is required to add or remove an electron.
12
Neon (Ne) is a noble gas that yields a
distinctive orange glow when a
voltage is passed through it.
Neon is often used to illuminate signs.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
To understand how elements are arranged in the Periodic Table and to deduce the
electronic configurations of the first 20 elements from their positions in the
Periodic Table
Stage 4
5 minutes
KEY WORDS:
isotope,
relative atomic
mass