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l4 Modern Periodic Table Description of Groups and Periods
l4 Modern Periodic Table Description of Groups and Periods
l4 Modern Periodic Table Description of Groups and Periods
1 18
2 13 14 15 16 17
1 Groups
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Periods
3
4
5
6
7
Description of periods
Li Be B
Description of periods
Second and third periods contain 8 elements each and are called
as short periods.
Fourth and fifth period are called as long periods and contain 18
elements each.
1 K 1s 2 1H – 2He Shortest
Be Mg
Description of Groups
1st/IA/Alkali metals
= 1s1
= 1s2, 2s1
= 1s2, 2s2
(n = Number of shell)
General electronic configuration = ns2
Number of valence shell e– = 2
Description of Groups
13th/IIIA/Boron Family
14th/IVA/Carbon Family
(n = Number of shell)
General electronic configuration = ns2 np2
Number of valence shell e– = 4
Description of Groups
15th/VA/Nitrogen family/Pnicogen
(Used in fertilizer as urea)
16th/VIA/Oxygen family/Chalcogen
(Ore forming)
(n = Number of shell)
General electronic configuration = ns2 np4
Number of valence shell e– = 6
Description of Groups
(n = Number of shell)
Solution
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(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4
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