CHAPTER 12: THE PERIODIC TABLE

In previous chapters, we have seen how atoms participate in reactions, rearranging themselves to form new compounds. We studied these reactions from various angles. Energetically (Chapter 5 on Energy Change and Fuels) and kinetically (Chapter 6 on Rate of Chemical Reactions), we tried to account for the spontaneity of such reactions in terms of structure and bonding. We have also attributed their chemical properties, such as equilibria (Chapter 7 on Equilibria, Ammonia, and Sulfur) and redox (Chapter 9 on Redox Reactions), in terms of the physical properties of substances…