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PERIODIC CLASSIFICATION — FORM 2 STUDY NOTES (PDF)
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This comprehensive resource covers the entire Form 2 Periodic Classification syllabus, including:

✅ Development of the Periodic Table

Historical Timeline:

1866: Newlands — Law of Octaves (elements arranged by increasing atomic mass; 8th element has similar properties; problem: some elements grouped incorrectly)

1869: Mendeleev — Mendeleev’s Periodic Law (properties = periodic function of atomic mass; arranged in groups and periods; left gaps for undiscovered elements)

Modern: Modern Periodic Law (properties = periodic function of ATOMIC NUMBER; fixed problems with atomic mass arrangement)

✅ Modern Periodic Table

2D Layout of Periodic Table (Periods 1–4, transition elements between Group II and III)

Group Names and Characteristics:

Group I: Alkali Metals (1 valence electron, very reactive)

Group II: Alkaline Earth Metals (2 valence electrons, less reactive)

Group VII: Halogens (7 valence electrons, salt formers)

Group VIII: Noble Gases (8 valence electrons except He, unreactive)

✅ Electronic Configuration and Position

Relationship: Valence electrons → Group; Number of shells → Period

EXAMPLE: Sodium (Na) — 2:8:1 (Valence electrons = 1 → Group I; Number of shells = 3 → Period 3)

Electronic Configurations of First 20 Elements (table: Element, Symbol, Atomic #, Configuration, Period, Group)

✅ Trends in the Periodic Table

Trends Across Periods (Left to Right):

Atomic Radius — DECREASES

Metallic Character — DECREASES

Non-metallic Character — INCREASES

Ionisation Energy — INCREASES

Electronegativity — INCREASES

Reactivity (Metals) — DECREASES

Reactivity (Non-metals) — INCREASES

EXAMPLE: Na → Mg → Al → Si → P → S → Cl (Metal to Non-metal)

Trends Down Groups (Top to Bottom):

Atomic Size — INCREASES

Density — INCREASES

Metallic Character — INCREASES

Ionisation Energy — DECREASES

Electronegativity — DECREASES

Reactivity (Metals) — INCREASES

Reactivity (Non-metals) — DECREASES

EXAMPLE: Li → Na → K → Rb → Cs (Increasing reactivity)

3D Trend Visualization: Atomic Size Trends (Atoms get LARGER down a group: Cs largest)

✅ Group I: Alkali Metals

Elements: Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Fr

Physical Properties: Soft metals (can be cut with knife), low melting and boiling points, good conductors of heat and electricity, silvery when freshly cut (tarnish quickly), low density (Li, Na, K float on water)

Chemical Properties: 1 valence electron, very reactive (reactivity increases down group), react with water → alkali + hydrogen, react with oxygen → metal oxides, react with halogens → salts

Reaction with Water: 2Na(s) + 2H₂O(l) → 2NaOH(aq) + H₂(g)

2D Diagram of Sodium Atom (Na — 2:8:1)

✅ Group II: Alkaline Earth Metals

Elements: Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra

Physical Properties: Harder and denser than Group I metals, higher melting and boiling points, silvery-white (tarnish in air)

Chemical Properties: 2 valence electrons, less reactive than Group I metals, react with water (slowly) → alkali + hydrogen, react with oxygen → metal oxides, react with acids → salt + hydrogen

Reaction with Oxygen: 2Mg(s) + O₂(g) → 2MgO(s) (Burns with bright white flame)

2D Diagram of Magnesium Atom (Mg — 2:8:2)

✅ Group VII: Halogens

Elements: F, Cl, Br, I, At

Physical Properties: F, Cl = Gases; Br = Liquid; I = Solid; Coloured (F = yellow-green, Cl = greenish-yellow, Br = red-brown, I = purple-black); Density increases down group; Melting and boiling points increase down group

Chemical Properties: 7 valence electrons, very reactive non-metals, reactivity DECREASES down group (F > Cl > Br > I), react with metals → salts (halides), react with hydrogen → hydrogen halides

Reaction with Metals: Metal + Halogen → Metal Halide (Salt); Examples: 2Na + Cl₂ → 2NaCl; Fe + Cl₂ → FeCl₂

Reaction with Hydrogen: Hydrogen + Halogen → Hydrogen Halide (Acid); Examples: H₂ + Cl₂ → 2HCl; H₂ + Br₂ → 2HBr

2D Diagram of Chlorine Atom

✅ Group VIII: Noble Gases

Elements: He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn

Physical Properties: Colourless, odourless gases, very low melting and boiling points, density increases down group

Chemical Properties: Full outer shell (8 electrons, He has 2), very unreactive (inert), exist as single atoms (monoatomic), do not readily form compounds

Uses: Helium — balloons, airships, deep-sea diving

2D Diagram of Neon Atom

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