Chemical Bonding and Periodic Trends

[Lopez_Melissa-Dis4E]

Are periodic trends directly related to bonding? If so, can someone please elaborate on the concept.

[Emily Ng_4C]

Yes. For example, if an element has a high ionization energy, it is less likely to have an electron removed. Rather, it would accept electrons to meet the octet rule. Vice versa as well.

[Samantha Pacheco 2K]

Another example is electronegativity, as it increases it affects how electrons will act in a bond. If atoms are close in electronegativity they will equally share the electron and it will create a nonpolar covalent bond. If their is a big difference in electronegativity there will be an unequal sharing of electrons, causing the molecule to have partial positive and negative charges resulting in a polar covalent bond.

[Jordan Y4D]

The primary trend in the periodic table that matters for bonding is the number of valence electrons. These increase as you move from left to right on the table.

[Bianca Barcelo 4I]

Do transition elements act differently in terms of the periodic trends?