CLASSIFICATION OF ELEMENTS (MAGIC IMPORT)

• Periodic table


  Introduced in the late 18th century by Dmitri Mendeleev, regarded as the father of the periodic table
• Initially, the periodic table was created without any classification or groups, with elements displayed from left to right in an increasing number of their atomic weight
• Modern periodic table


  Divided into multiple groups and classified according to their atomic number
• Periodicity


  Similar properties of elements in order of increasing atomic number
• Periodic table


  • Helps scientists understand different types of elements and the similarity in their nature
  • Creates gaps in the table that can be filled with new elements whenever discovered as per the atomic properties
• Properties of elements


  Determined by factors like how easily an electron can be separated from an atom, the bonding power of any given element, the measurement of atomic radius, and the attraction of an atom towards an electron from a different element
• Energy in elements


  Classified as moving from left to right in increasing order of strength, and decreasing from top to bottom
• Lanthanoids


  Do not form bonds easily and are non-radioactive
• Actinides


  Radioactive with an affinity for bonds
• Groups of elements in the periodic table

  • Alkali Metals
  • Alkaline Earth Metals
  • Boron Family
  • Carbon Family
  • Pnicogens
  • Chalcogens
  • Halogens
  • Zero group
• Alkali Metals


  • Display the properties of metals, with the distinction of being extremely soluble, have a neutralising effect when mixed with acids, and have caustic, corrosive characteristics
• Alkaline Earth Metals


  • Display the normal metallic properties, are good conductors of electricity, and can hold their density in extreme conditions
• Boron Family


  • Metalloids, display properties of trace minerals, and can help with regenerative assistance in the human body
• Carbon Family


  • Can hold up to four electrons, making them great in forming covalent bonds
• Pnicogens


  • Rare elements that are harmful to the human body if consumed directly, made up of elements like nitrogen, arsenic, bismuth and phosphorus
• Chalcogens


  • Contain both metallic and non-metallic properties, including oxygen and similar elements
• Halogens


  • Reactive non-metals that heat up to provide a source of light
• Zero group


  • Inert gases like helium and argon, extremely non-reactive and rare in nature
• There is scope for the discovery of more elements in the future due to the invention of particle accelerators and fission experiments
• Scientists have been creating "man-made" elements since the early nineties
• The periodic table has the property to be able to include more elements as they are found, so the scientific world can look forward to an improved and tremendously exciting modern periodic table in the times to come