Chapter 3: Elements, atoms, ions, and the periodic table
3.1  The Periodic Law and the Periodic Table
Numbering Groups in the Periodic Table
Periods and Groups
Metals and Nonmetals
Atomic Number and Atomic Mass
3.2   Electron Arrangement and the Periodic Table
Valence Electrons
The Quantum Mechanical Atom
Energy Levels and Sublevels
Electron Configuration and the Aufbau Principle
Abbreviated Electron Configurations
3.3   The Octet Rule
Ion Formation and the Octet Rule
3.4   Trends in the Periodic Table
Atomic Size
Ion Size
Ionization Energy
Electron Affinity