Unit 2 Module 2 Chemical Bonding V1
Unit 2 Module 2 Chemical Bonding V1
Unit 2 Module 2 Chemical Bonding V1
the
Periodic Table
Activity 1
Q1. Where can you find metals, non-metals,
and noble gases in the periodic table of
elements?
• Facing the periodic table, metals are
located before the metalloids, on the left
side of the periodic table of element
(Groups I -13).
• Facing the periodic table, non-metals are
found after the metalloids, on the right
side of the periodic table (Groups 14-17).
• Noble gases are at the rightmost column
of the periodic table (Group 18).
Q2. Which number tells you the
number of valence electrons?
• The representative elements or main group
elements are found in the s block and p-block
of the periodic table. The group number of the
s-block (Groups 1 and 2) elements tells us the
number of valence electrons.
• For example, all elements belonging to Group
2 have two (2) valence electrons. An
exception is helium in Group 18.
• For the p-block elements (Groups 13 to 18),
the number of valence electrons is the group
number minus 10. This pattern does not
include the transition elements.
Q3. What do you notice in the number of
valence electrons of metals, non-metals, and
noble gases?
• Metals have lesser valence electrons than
non-metals.
• All noble gases have 8 valence electrons
except for helium, which has 2 valence
electrons.
Q4. What kind of element has:
d. high electronegativity?
– Generally, non-metals have high
electronegativity.
e. low ionization energy?
– Metals have low ionization energy.
f. high ionization energy?
– Non-metals have high ionization energy.
• The valence electrons are the electrons directly
involved in forming bonds to form compounds.
• It is important that you know the number of
valence electrons so that can illustrate how
bonds are formed.
• It is good that you have found out that metals
have low electronegativity and non-metals have
high electronegativity because this property
plays an important role in forming compounds.
Do you know what electronegativity
means?
• Electronegativity is a measure of
the tendency of an atom to attract
electrons, the higher its value, the
higher its tendency to attract
electrons.
How about ionization
energy?
• Did you know that ionization
energy is the energy needed to pull
or remove one or more electron/s
from a neutral atom?
• The lower the ionization energy the
easier it is to remove its valence
electrons.
ACTIVITY 2: LEWIS SYMBOL
1312
Q1. Arrange the elements in increasing:
a. valence electrons
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b. electronegativity values.
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c. Ionization energy.
Li<Al<S<Ca<N<F
Q2. What do you notice with the number of valence electrons,
electronegativity values, and ionization energies of the elements?