Trends
if you go in either of these directions on the table the elements increase in radius
down and right
Has the least number of protons
Hydrogen
How many valence electrons does Hydrogen have?
1
if you go in either of these directions the electronegativity (likelihood of bonding) will increase
up and right
Most electronegative element
Flourine
How many valence electrons does Lithium have?
1
This group is where you'll find the most stable elements in the periodic table
Group 8
has 79 protons
Au-gold
(Au- for the latin Aurum meaning gold)
How many valence electrons does Potassium have?,
how many does it need to fill its shell?
1,7
In this group you'll find the most chemically stable (least electronegative) elements
Group 8 (noble gasses)
The noble gas with the least protons
Helium
How many valence electrons does yttrium have?
2
in this section the orbitals are filling up the d and f orbitals
lanthanides and actinides (descriptions of these sections also count)
The least electronegative element
Francium
How many valence electrons does Neon have?
0