Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table · Atomic Structure

Patterns in the Periodic Table

Analyzing how electronic configurations explain the arrangement of elements and their group properties.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the number of outer electrons dictate the chemical personality of an element?
  2. 2Why do physical properties like boiling points follow predictable trends down a group?
  3. 3What evidence do we have that Mendeleev was correct in leaving gaps for undiscovered elements?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

GCSE: Chemistry - The Periodic TableGCSE: Chemistry - Group Properties
Year: Year 10
Subject: Chemistry
Unit: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
Period: Atomic Structure

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