Chemistry
The Periodic Table: Periods and Groups
1.
What are valence electrons?
2.
Why are they so important?
3.
How do we determine the number of valence electrons an atom has?
4.
What do we call a column on the periodic table?
5.
What is so special about elements that are in the same group on the periodic table?
6.
What is an octet?
7.
What is so special about an atom that has an octet?
8.
How do we determine the energy level that an atom’s valence electrons are in?
9.
What do we call a row on the periodic table?