Combined Science GCSE
Patterns and trends in the periodic table
What Patterns and trends in the periodic table means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Patterns and trends in the periodic table
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Reference: AQA
Clear trends in physical and chemical properties shown down Group 7, such as melting and boiling points increasing and colour deepening.
Topics that use Patterns and trends in the periodic table
- Group 7 (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Covalent bonding
- Electron transfer and sharing
- Ionic bonding
- Physical properties of the halogens
- Reactivity and electronic structure
- Trends in reactivity down a group
- Using data to make and justify predictions
- Covalent bonding in diatomic molecules
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