structure and
periodic table
recap
LearningObjectives:
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Identify the information of an element from the periodic table.
Predict the characteristics and how atoms would act from information derived
from the periodic table
Isotopes
Two or moreforms of the same element that contain equal numbers of
protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei.
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Relative Atomic Mass
Themass number is shown on the Periodic table as the relative atomic mass
(Ar).
Relative atomic mass (Ar) is the weighted average mass of all isotopes of an
element relative to the mass of carbon 12
It is measured in the units amu (atomic mass units) which is equal to 1/12
the mass of a single atom of carbon 12 (the most abundant isotope of
carbon, 1.660538921 × 10 −24 gram).
An average atomic mass of all the isotopes is taken.
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Relative Atomic Mass
Isotopicabundance determined through mass spectrometry.
To calculate RAM, multiply each isotope mass by its % abundance, add them all up and divide by
100.
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Practice questions
1. Rubidiumhas two common isotopes, 85
Rb and 87
Rb. If the abundance of 85
Rb is
72.2% and the abundance of 87
Rb is 27.8%, what is the average atomic mass of
rubidium?
2. Titanium has five common isotopes: 46
Ti (8.0%), 47
Ti (7.8%), 48
Ti (73.4%), 49
Ti (5.5%),
50 Ti (5.3%). What is the average atomic mass of titanium?
Challenge :
Silicon has three stable isotopes, 28
Si, 29
Si and 30
Si. The heaviest isotope has a
percentage abundance of 3.1 %. Using the relative atomic mass from the periodic
table, calculate the percentage abundance of the lightest isotope to one decimal
place.
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How do wecalculate the relative atomic mass from a mass spectrum?
The mass spectrum of boron:
80%
20%
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• Transition metals
35metals found in the middle of the Periodic Table that are
very good conductors.
• Alkali metals
Metals found in group 1 of the Periodic Table, that are silvery
in color, soft and very reactive.
• Alkali-earth metals
Metals found in group 2 of the Periodic Table, silvery white in
color but not as reactive as group 1 metals.
• Halogens
Non-metals found in group 17 on the Periodic Table and form
salts when combined with metals and are toxic.
• Noble gasses
Gases found in group 18 on the Periodic Table that are very
stable, and almost never react with other elements.
Why does these groups of elements have
similar characteristics?
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