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2.1.2
The first twenty Elements in the
Periodic Table
• Let us revise the atomic structure of these elements
by drawing a table in the back of our practical books
• List them
• Give their atomic number
• Then their atomic mass
• Then their numbers of protons
• Then their numbers of neutrons
• Then their numbers of electrons
• The finally their electron patterns
Atomic
Element Number
Hydrogen
Helium
Lithium
Beryllium
Boron
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Fluorine
Neon
Sodium
Magnesium
Aluminium

Silicon
Fosforus
Sulphur
Chlorine
Argon
Potassium
Calcium

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
• Next comes the atomic mass
• Compare the atomic mass
number to the atomic number
• Is there a pattern?
• In many tables there are
decimal points – ignore these
Atomic Atomic
Element Number Mass
Hydrogen
Helium
Lithium
Beryllium
Boron
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Fluorine
Neon
Sodium
Magnesium
Aluminium

Silicon
Phosphorous

Sulphur
Chlorine
Argon
Potassium
Calcium

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

1
4
7
9
11
12
14
16
19
20
23
24
27
28
31
32
35
40
39
40
What did you notice?
• Atomic mass gets bigger as the
atomic number increases – as a
general rule
• The atomic mass is roughly twice
the atomic number
Atomic Atomic
Element Number Mass

Proton
Number

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Hydrogen
Helium
Lithium
Beryllium
Boron
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Fluorine
Neon
Sodium
Magnesium
Aluminium

Silicon
Phosphorous

Sulphur
Chlorine
Argon
Potassium
Calcium

1
4
7
9
11
12
14
16
19
20
23
24
27
28
31
32
35
40
39
40
What did you notice?
• The number of protons equals the
atomic number
• It is the atomic number that
determines what the element is.
• If the atomic number changes then
the element becomes a different
element
Atomic Atomic
Element Number Mass
Hydrogen
Helium
Lithium
Beryllium
Boron
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Fluorine
Neon
Sodium
Magnesium
Aluminium

Silicon
Phosphorous

Sulphur
Chlorine
Argon
Potassium
Calcium

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

1
4
7
9
11
12
14
16
19
20
23
24
27
28
31
32
35
40
39
40

Proton Neutron
Number Number

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

0
2
4
5
6
6
7
8
10
10
12
12
14
14
16
16
18
22
20
20
What did you notice?

• The number of neutrons is the
atomic mass minus the atomic
number
• The number of neutrons is
roughly the same as the number
of protons
Atomic Atomic
Element Number Mass
Hydrogen
Helium
Lithium
Beryllium
Boron
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Fluorine
Neon
Sodium
Magnesium
Aluminium

Silicon
Phosphorous

Sulphur
Chlorine
Argon
Potassium
Calcium

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

1
4
7
9
11
12
14
16
19
20
23
24
27
28
31
32
35
40
39
40

Proton Neutron Electron
Number Number Number

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

0
2
4
5
6
6
7
8
10
10
12
12
14
14
16
16
18
22
20
20

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
What did you notice?
• Number of electrons is equal to the
number of protons
• This is why atoms are neutral
[positive protons and negative
electrons cancel out
• The number of electrons is also equal
to the atomic number
Atomic Atomic
Element Number Mass
Hydrogen
Helium
Lithium
Beryllium
Boron
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Fluorine
Neon
Sodium
Magnesium
Aluminium

Silicon
Phosphorous

Sulphur
Chlorine
Argon
Potassium
Calcium

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

1
4
7
9
11
12
14
16
19
20
23
24
27
28
31
32
35
40
39
40

Proton Neutron Electron Electron Pattern
Number Number Number K L M N

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

0
2
4
5
6
6
7
8
10
10
12
12
14
14
16
16
18
22
20
20

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
8
8

1
2
What did you notice?
• Shells fill from centre outwards
• When outer shell becomes full
something different happens - shown by
shading
• Atoms become very stable
• Octet rule because usually when there
are eight electrons in outer shell
• Helium is an exception
Summary
• Atomic number is a series
• Atomic number tells number of protons
• Number of protons determines the
element
• Atomic Mass is about twice atomic
number
• Difference caused by neutrons
• Number of neutrons calculated by atomic
mass – atomic number
• Number of electrons = number of
protons = atomic number Electrons fill
shells from inside out
• 2,8,8,(2) is maximum – brackets because
not full
• If an outer shell is full the atom is very
stable
• Usually 8 electrons fill the outer shell –
Octet rule
• Helium is one exception