{"id":984,"date":"2024-08-27T19:57:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T14:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/?page_id=984"},"modified":"2025-07-18T20:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T15:02:10","slug":"important-concepts-for-periodic-trends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/important-concepts-for-periodic-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Concepts for Periodic Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Periodic trends describe patterns in element properties. These patterns appear across the periodic table. Atomic number determines the position of each element. The arrangement of elements explains these trends. Atomic properties change in predictable ways. These trends help explain how atoms behave in reactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">A Mantra for understanding Important Concepts for Periodic Trends in Chemistry.<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9b4fad1cee82135a58646387497f1f16\">How Force of Attraction Affects Stability, Energy, and Reactivity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">When <strong>atoms or molecules experience a stronger force of attraction<\/strong>, they naturally tend to move toward a <strong>more stable, lower-energy state<\/strong>. As these attractive forces bring particles closer together, the system often <strong>releases energy<\/strong>\u2014commonly in the form of <strong>heat<\/strong>\u2014making the process <strong>exothermic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This <strong>release of energy<\/strong> results in a <strong>lower overall energy<\/strong> for the system, which corresponds to <strong>greater stability<\/strong>. In chemistry, <strong>stability is linked to low reactivity<\/strong>: when a system is already in a favorable, low-energy condition, it has <strong>less tendency to undergo further change<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, substances that form <strong>strong intermolecular or ionic attractions<\/strong> (such as <strong>ionic lattices<\/strong> or <strong>polar covalent bonds<\/strong>) tend to be <strong>less reactive<\/strong>, since they have <strong>little energetic incentive<\/strong> to participate in additional chemical reactions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mantra.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mantra-1024x235.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mantra-1024x235.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mantra-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mantra-768x176.png 768w, https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mantra.png 1499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8e756ce6e0155251d76e7be1d9d58406\">Important Concepts for Periodic Trends-Coulomb\u2019s Law-<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">According to Coulomb&#8217;s Law, the magnitude of the force (F) between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of the charges (q1 and q2\u200b) and inversely proportional to the square of the distance (r) between them. It can be expressed as :<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-27-185502.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"92\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-27-185502.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-989\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Coulomb\u2019s law can be used for qualitative comparison of attractions among the charged particles in molecules, ions and within the atom etc. Here q<sub>1 <\/sub>and q<sub>2<\/sub> are the charges on the particles and &nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;r<\/strong> is the distance of separation between the charged particles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d8e1fc5241e978e7c82de83eaaeb10de\">Qualitative Meaning of Coulomb\u2019s law<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Meaning of Coulomb\u2019s Law<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>More charge \u2192 stronger force of attraction.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Greater distance \u2192 weaker force of attraction.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Stronger attraction releases more energy.<br>Weaker attraction releases less energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Force of attraction \u221e Energy<\/strong>(more energy released)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"273\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1008\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Energy released during attraction is negative.<br>Stronger attraction lowers energy more.<br>Lower energy means more stability.<br>This makes the process exothermic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When the distance between the electron and nucleus increases, the attraction decreases.<br>As a result, the electron has more energy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On the other hand, when the distance is smaller, the attraction increases.<br>Therefore, the electron has less energy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-65a874081ffbac0df3134950583ee487\">Energy of electron based on Coulomb&#8217;s law <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/charge-and-force-of-attraction-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"910\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/charge-and-force-of-attraction-2.jpg\" alt=\"Energy of electron based on Coulomb's law \" class=\"wp-image-992\" style=\"width:698px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/charge-and-force-of-attraction-2.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/charge-and-force-of-attraction-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/charge-and-force-of-attraction-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/charge-and-force-of-attraction-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/charge-and-force-of-attraction-2-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>One more example of Coulomb&#8217;s Law &#8211; <\/strong>Force of attractions of ions with water (polar molecule) <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/charge-and-force-of-attraction-1-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/charge-and-force-of-attraction-1-1.png\" alt=\"Energy of electron based on Coulomb's law \" class=\"wp-image-995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/charge-and-force-of-attraction-1-1.png 764w, https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/charge-and-force-of-attraction-1-1-300x239.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Energy of the Electron in an Orbital<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Energy of the electron in an orbital depends on a number of factors. These are enumerated below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5fadec6e667ee064919829c075664183\"><strong>1. <\/strong>Important Concepts for Periodic Trends-Distance of the orbitals from the nucleus.<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Distance-of-the-orbitals-from-the-nucleus.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Distance-of-the-orbitals-from-the-nucleus.png\" alt=\"Distance of the orbitals from the nucleus.\" class=\"wp-image-997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Distance-of-the-orbitals-from-the-nucleus.png 659w, https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Distance-of-the-orbitals-from-the-nucleus-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s clear from the above picture <strong>as the shell number is increasing<\/strong>, <strong>distance of the electron from the nucleus increases<\/strong> and hence <strong>energy of the electron is increasing as attraction is decreasing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-37902d42a252f4a95daf3c67cad99cb1\"><strong>2.<\/strong> Important Concepts for Periodic Trends-Screening or Shielding Effect<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screening-or-shielding-effect.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screening-or-shielding-effect.png\" alt=\"Screening or Shielding Effect\" class=\"wp-image-998\" style=\"width:443px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screening-or-shielding-effect.png 718w, https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screening-or-shielding-effect-300x279.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Screening or shielding effect is due to shielding of nuclear charge by inner shell electrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">More are the number of inner shell electrons; more is the nuclear charge screening and lesser the positive charge felt by valence electrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">For example, Na has 10 electrons screening its outermost shell electrons and potassium has 18 electrons screening its outermost shell. So, screening effect is more on valence electron of potassium then sodium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Na -[Ne]\u00a03s<sup>1<\/sup><\/strong><\/mark> ;   <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>K -[Ar]\u00a04s<sup>1<\/sup><\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It means valence electron of potassium is less tightly bound to the nucleus due to more screening of nuclear charge and less attraction with the nucleus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The presence of shielding electrons reduces the electrostatic attraction between the positively charged protons in the nucleus and the outer electrons. Moreover, the repulsive forces between electrons in a many-electron atom further offset the attractive force exerted by the nucleus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-80f9e4bcc622ee5a65589ddaea045450\"><strong>3<\/strong>. Important Concepts for Periodic Trends-Energy Of The Orbitals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Penetration effects of different orbitals can be understood from the probability distribution curves of the electrons in these orbitals. It has been observed that penetration effect follows this order-<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-27-194557.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-27-194557.png\" alt=\"Energy Of The Orbitals\" class=\"wp-image-999\" style=\"width:403px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-27-194557.png 568w, https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-27-194557-300x113.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">More is the penetration effect <\/mark>of the orbitals, <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">more<\/mark> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">closer <\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">is the electron to nucleus <\/mark><\/strong>which means <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">more attraction<\/mark> <\/strong>between <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">the electron and the nucleus<\/mark> <\/strong>and<strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">less energy<\/mark>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/penetration-and-energy-of-orbitals-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/penetration-and-energy-of-orbitals-1.png\" alt=\"Penetration Effects and Energy of the Orbitals\" class=\"wp-image-1000\" style=\"width:481px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/penetration-and-energy-of-orbitals-1.png 633w, https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/penetration-and-energy-of-orbitals-1-297x300.png 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-95252097e5e12c64e247c4f1b4b48950\">Why the 2s Orbital Is Lower in Energy Than 2p?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">At first, it may seem that the 2p orbital should be lower in energy than the 2s orbital.<br>This is because the 2p electron&#8217;s maximum density is closer to the nucleus.<br>However, a deeper look shows something important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The 2s orbital has a small hump of electron density very close to the nucleus.<br>This feature is due to the <strong>penetration effect<\/strong>.<br>As a result, the 2s electron occasionally gets very close to the nucleus.<br>Even though it usually stays farther out than the 2p electron, it penetrates more often.<br>Therefore, the 2s electron feels a stronger attraction.<br>Consequently, the 2s orbital is lower in energy than the 2p orbital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-657276b2a279385e7f771b598a9a08d8\">Penetration Effects and Energy of the Orbitals<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/penetration-and-energy-of-orbitals-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/penetration-and-energy-of-orbitals-2.png\" alt=\"Penetration Effects and Energy of the Orbitals\" class=\"wp-image-1001\" style=\"width:629px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/penetration-and-energy-of-orbitals-2.png 850w, https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/penetration-and-energy-of-orbitals-2-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/penetration-and-energy-of-orbitals-2-768x665.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;From above electron distribution picture, it is can be decided that penetration effect of different orbitals are&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\"> 3s> 3p> 3d<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Greater penetration means more closer to the nucleus and stronger attraction of the electron with the nucleus which means less energy of the electron.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/penetration-effect-of-orbitals-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/penetration-effect-of-orbitals-3.jpg\" alt=\"Penetration and energy of orbitals.\" class=\"wp-image-1002\" style=\"width:397px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/penetration-effect-of-orbitals-3.jpg 567w, https:\/\/www.chemtopper.com\/myblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/penetration-effect-of-orbitals-3-300x113.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5c76456829988d3d3ee5d85c90f44899\">Orbital Penetration and Energy: Why Closer Means More Stable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In general, the <strong>more effectively an orbital allows its electron to penetrate<\/strong> through the inner (shielding) electrons and <strong>get closer to the nucleus<\/strong>, the <strong>lower its energy<\/strong> will be. This is because the <strong>stability of an electron is directly related to the strength of its attraction to the nuclear charge<\/strong>. Electrons in orbitals that can <strong>approach the nucleus more frequently<\/strong> (like <strong>s-orbitals<\/strong>) experience a <strong>stronger electrostatic pull<\/strong>, making them <strong>lower in energy<\/strong> compared to orbitals like p, d, or f at the same principal energy level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Do add these these to your <strong>Things to Master<\/strong> and you will find that they spin the magic in your understanding of Chemistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Periodic trends describe patterns in element properties. These patterns appear across the periodic table. Atomic number determines the position of each element. The arrangement of elements explains these trends. Atomic properties change in predictable ways. These trends help explain how atoms behave in reactions. 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