Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry

Period: A row of the periodic table.


H
2.1
















Li
1.0
Be
1.5










B
2.0
C
2.5
N
3.0
O
3.5
F
4.0
Na
0.9
Mg
1.2










Al
1.5
Si
1.8
P
2.1
S
2.5
Cl
3.0
K
0.8
Ca
1.0
Sc
1.3
Ti
1.5
V
1.6
Cr
1.6
Mn
1.5
Fe
1.8
Co
1.8
Ni
1.8
Cu
1.9
Zn
1.6
Ga
1.6
Ge
1.8
As
2.0
Se
2.4
Br
2.8
Rb
0.8
Sr
1.0
Y
1.2
Zr
1.4
Nb
1.6
Mo
1.8
Tc
1.9
Ru
2.2
Rh
2.2
Pd
2.2
Ag
1.9
Cd
1.7
In
1.7
Sn
1.8
Sb
1.9
Te
2.1
I
2.5
Cs
0.7
Ba
0.9
La-Lu
1.1-1.2
Hf
1.3
Ta
1.5
W
1.7
Re
1.9
Os
2.2
Ir
2.2
Pt
2.2
Au
2.4
Hg
1.9
Tl
1.8
Pb
1.8
Bi
1.9
Po
2.0
At
2.2
Fr
0.7
Ra
0.9
Ac-No
1.1-1.7















As one moves from left to right within a period, atomic number (the total number of electrons) increases. For example in the second period, lithium (column 1) has three electrons, beryllium (column 2) has four, and neon (column 18) has eight.