Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Worksheet 8 - The Periodic Table

Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 8 - The Periodic Table. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.

Specification Point 1.18 - Understand how elements are arranged in the periodic table.

Specification Point 1.19 - Understand how to deduce the electronic configurations of the first 20 elements from their positions in the periodic table.

Specification Point 1.20 - Understand how to use electrical conductivity and the acid-base character of oxides to classify elements as metals or non-metals.

Specification Point 1.21 - Identify an element as a metal or a non-metal according to its position in the periodic table.

Specification Point 1.22 - Understand how the electronic configuration of a main group element is related to its position in the periodic table.

Specification Point 1.23 - Understand why elements in the same group of the periodic table have similar chemical properties.

Specification Point 1.24 - Understand why the noble gases (Group 0) do not readily react.

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