Combined Science GCSE
Periodic table patterns
What Periodic table patterns means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Periodic table patterns
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Reference: AQA
The group number tells you how many outer electrons a metal loses, whereas for non-metals, 8 minus the group number gives the number of electrons gained.
Topics that use Periodic table patterns
- Ionic bonding (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Charge and notation
- Charges
- Electron loss and gain to achieve full outer shells
- Electron transfer
- Electron transfer and ion formation
- Electron transfer between metal and non-metal atoms
- Full outer shells and noble gas electron configurations
- Group number and ion charge
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