Group 1: Alkali metals

Introduction If the periodic table were a city, the s-block would be a small neighbourhood full with structures and properties that are strikingly similar to one another. The s-block is located at the far left of the periodic table and contains all of the elements found in the first two columns (columns 1 and 2), […]

Phosphorus is not found as a free element in nature, although it can be found in a variety of minerals, including gold. In commercial production, it is made from calcium phosphate (phosphate rock) through the following process: calcium phosphate is heated in a furnace with silica and carbon to produce vaporized tetraphosphorus, which is then

It is contained within the d-block of the periodic table, which includes groups 3 through 12. D-block elements are the elements that are placed in the third through twelfth groups. The d-orbitals of these elements are gradually filled in as the periods of the elements increase. The f-block elements have been placed at the bottom