Reading the Table by PositionWhere an element sits tells you how it will behave.8th GradePosition on the periodic table predicts behaviour, because position reflects electron arrangement.PositionTells youBecauseGroup (column)how it reactssame outer electron countPeriod (row)how many shellseach row adds a shellLeft sidemetal — loses electronsfew outer electronsRight sidenon-metal — gains electronsnearly full outer shellFar rightunreactivefull outer shellThe staircase between metals and non-metals marks the metalloids,which behave like both.Reading the Table by Positionwww.littleactivity.com

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Science · 8th Grade

Reading the Table by Position

Where an element sits tells you how it will behave.

How to use it

Before memorising properties, learn what the row and column mean.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
8th Grade
Ages
13–14
Subject
Science
Pages
1

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