Classification of elements from "summary" of The Periodic Table by Primo Levi
Classification of elements is an important topic in chemistry. It involves organizing elements according to their properties and characteristics in order to understand their behavior. This helps in predicting the characteristics of new elements and their potential uses.- Have you ever wondered why some elements are grouped together and yet others don't share the same characteristics? This is because scientists have classified elements into groups based on their physical and chemical properties.
- Elements vary further in terms of their electron configuration which make them behave differently from each other; this makes discovering relationship between different elements much easier.
- With the help of various technology-aided research tools, we can study the chemical and electrical structure of so many elements as good as a fingerprint. Through such observations, classification of elements become more precise.
- Periodic table displays the building blocks of the material world in terms of atomic number and arrangement. It helps us to take a glance at all the elements' physical and chemical features in one go.
- You might also come across two non-metals in the periodic table which may leave you wondering what's special about them compared to other elements? The answer is simple: non-metals do not react with other elements to form compounds due to their absence of metallic character.
- To make an element "behave" like another chemically similar element - naming as the ‘transition metals’, similarly assigned groups too, arrange in the patterns which bring out order of elements in the periodic table.
