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This document is a brief review on all the trends of the periodic table. It includes a review on the energy levels, orbitals, atomic radius, ionization energy, electron affinity, electronegativity and an explanation on the types of metals. This is one of the higher yield topics on the MCAT and it is a concise and short review for people looking to brush up on important content at the last minute.

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17 Ivalence e-
&
CH-2 -

Periodic Table I I

&

a
Organization
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on

level
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energy Nh - outer

levelseerw)
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Groups (columns) > show -


the families of lop
element which have the - I &
more ve-
same # of e- in their -

energyleve-
Ive-


I
t
H 2ve-

Quer more nuclear charge
2 Li Be B(NO F Ne >
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furthest from the
= smaller radius
3 NaMs Alsi PS Cl Ar nucleas
4k (a ↑
Br Kv >
highest potential energy
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Calcogens
↑ ↑ / T
-
>
-

determine the activity ,
Alkali ↑
Alkali
Metals
Earth
Metals Halogens reactivity & intrinsic
characteristics of the atom .
(Al halogens
R Atomic radius goes down across

Types of Metals a period .




>
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Metals-left of table >
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more protonsw/ same electron cloud
>
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luster , malleable, =
smaller radius

ductility electropositive
,

> conductive ·
Ionization
Energy
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Non-metals to
energy required
- >
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remove an e-

>
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brittle from the outer shell of an atom

>
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Jeff & : ↑ Fionation >
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entirely dependent on
↑ EN effective nuclear charge [zeff]
↓ Atomic Radius > IE <
IEz
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,
>
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less unified in their shared
characteristics EX1) Ma >
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Mat
>
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# D mat Tie
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3) Octect Rule Mg +
MqT + e-
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