Due Thursday, 10/15
chapter 5 - periodic law

• read pages 128-139
• Answer questions 1, & 2 on page 139
• The first part of this reading is review - the relationship between the periodic table and electron configuration.
• The second part of the reading discusses important periodic groups: alkali metal, alkaline earth, transition metals, etc. These terms and the element characteristics is important. As you read this have a periodic table at hand so you can familiarize yourself with the locations of these groups.

chapter 5 reading guide