Chemistry GCSE
Periodic trends and group properties
What Periodic trends and group properties means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Periodic trends and group properties
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Transition metals have high melting points, high densities and are strong and hard, whereas Group 1 metals have low melting points, low densities and are soft enough to cut with a knife.
Topics that use Periodic trends and group properties
- Comparison with Group 1 elements (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Metallic bonding and structure
- Reactivity with oxygen, water and halogens
- Transition elements
- Transition metals
- Using named examples to support comparisons
- Group 1 elements
- Reactivity of transition metals
- Structure-property-use relationships
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