S2-2-01   Relate an element's position on the periodic table to its combining capacity.
Include Alkali metals, Alkaline earths, Chalcogens, Halogens, and Noble  gasses.

• Just to review.......

• Find each of the following families on the periodic table (alkali metals, alkaline earths, transition metals, chalcogens, metalloids, halogens, rare earth elements, and noble gases)
  • more on periodic tables
• What is valence and how does it relate to the periodic table?
• Complete the chemistry crossword puzzle for chemical families.... this one is tough, so make sure you check your answers at the bottom of the page!
• Refresh your memory of Bohr Diagrams here
  • Draw a Bohr diagram for the top two elements in the following families - alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, chalcogens, halogens, and noble gases
• Find out about Lewis Dot Diagrams (more)
  • some notes on Lewis Dot Diagrams
• Draw Lewis Dot Diagrams for the first 20 elements on the periodic table

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