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Science

Quarter 1 - Module 2
History of the Periodic Table
Science- Grade 7
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Quarter 1 - Module 2. History of the Periodic Table
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Science
Quarter 1 - Module 2
History of the Periodic Table

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At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in developing this

module.

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in the module.
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Q1-wk2
Module 2
Recognizing substances as Elements
Lesson and Compounds.

What I Need To Know

In this particular lesson, you will learn to recognize that substances are
classified into elements and compounds

Competency: Recognize that substances are classified into elements and

compounds. S7MT-Ig-h-5

Objectives: At the end of this module, you will be able to:

a. Recognize that substances are classified into elements and
compounds.

What’s In

The early years of the 19th century witnessed a rapid development in

chemistry. The art of distinguishing similarities and differences among atoms
prompted scientists to devise a way of arranging the elements. Relationships were
discerned more readily among the compounds than among the elements; thus, the
classification of elements lagged many years behind the classification of compounds.
-Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1817) showed that the atomic weight of
strontiulies midway between those of calcium and barium. Some years later he
showed that other such “triads” exist (chlorine, bromine, and iodine [halogens] and
lithium, sodium, and potassium [alkali metals]).
-John Alexander Reina Newlands (1864) He proposed that elements be
classified in the order of increasing atomic weights, the elements being assigned
ordinal numbers from one upward and divided into seven groups, with each group
having properties closely related to the first seven of the elements then known:
hydrogen, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen. This relationship
was termed the law of octaves, by analogy with the seven intervals of the musical
scale.
-Dmitri Inovich Mendeleev (1869) proposed the periodic law, which states
that “the elements arranged according to the magnitude of atomic masses show a
periodic change of properties.” Lothar Meyer had independently reached a similar

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conclusion, published after the appearance of Mendeleev's paper. Eventually he
realized that there was a repeating (or periodic) relationship between the properties
of the elements and their atomic weights. When the elements are arranged in order
of increasing atomic weights the properties of the elements were repeated very
often.

Exercise: Fill in the blanks with the word / words that best complete(s) the
statements below:
1. The first scientist who arranged the elements into group of threes with the
same properties was ______________.
2. The arrangement of grouping elements by three’s is called ____________.
3. Elements were also grouped by eight. This was devised by ___________.

What’s New

In this module, you will learn how to identify the name, symbol, group number
and other sets of elemental properties.

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 Example:

Some information can be derived from the given example:

Element Name- (Chlorine)
Element symbol- symbol of the element, usually one or two letters. ( Cl )
Atomic Number- the number of protons in an atom. ( 17 )
Mass Number- the numerical sum of protons and neutrons. ( 35 )

What Is It

When you were recycling some materials, you segregated the objects
according to what these are made of. Some of them are made from aluminum,
copper, tin or carbon. Give the Symbol, Atomic Number, and Atomic Mass of these
elements. Refer a copy of the periodic table of elements.

Given Element Name Element Symbol Atomic Number Atomic Mass

1. Aluminum

2. Copper

3. Tin

4. Carbon

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 What’s More

Elements are classified based on their positions or locations in the periodic

table. Group I A - The Alkali Metals
Group 1 elements are soft silvery metals. They react strongly with water.
Group II A – The Alkaline Earth Metals
This group consists of all metals that occur naturally in compound form. These
are less reactive than alkali metals.
Group III A – The Aluminum Group
The elements in this group are fairly reactive. The group is composed of four
metals and one metalloid which is boron. Group IV A – The Carbon Group
This group is composed of elements having varied properties because their
metallic property increases from top to bottom meaning the top line, which is carbon,
is a nonmetal while silicon and germanium are metalloids, and tin and lead are
metals. Group V A – The Nitrogen Group
Like the elements in group IV A, this group also consists of metals, nonmetal
and metalloids.
Group VI A – The Oxygen Group
This group is called the oxygen group since oxygen is the top line element. It
is composed of three nonmetals, namely, oxygen, sulfur and selenium, one
metalloid, (tellurium) and one metal (polonium)
Group VII A – The Halogens
This group is composed of entirely nonmetals. The term “halogens” comes
from the Greek word hals which means salt and genes which means forming, “salt
formers”. Group VIII A – The Noble Gases
This group is composed of stable gases otherwise known as the non-reactive or
inert elements.
The transition elements
The elements in the middle of the table are called transition elements. They are
all metals and so they are also called transition metals.

What I Have Learned

1. In which group does each of the elements listed in column 1 belongs to?
___________________________________________________________________

What I Can Do

1. How are elements in the middle of the table classified? State a conclusion:

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MODULE 2: STUDENT’S ANSWER SHEET

Name: _____________________ Grade: _____ Section: _________ Score: _____

(1) What’s In: Exercise

1.
2.
3.

(2) What Is It:

Given Element Name Element Symbol Atomic Number Atomic Mass

1. Aluminum

2. Copper

3. Tin

4. Carbon

(3) What I have Learned:

1.

(4) What I can Do:

1.

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REFERENCES
2017. Science Learner's Manual 7. Pasig City: Department of Education.

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