a. how to relate the position of an element in the Periodic Table to its atomic number and atomic mass.
b. how to use the Periodic Table to identify metals, semimetals, nonmetals, and halogens.
c. how to use the Periodic Table to identify alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and transition metals, and trends in ionization energy, electronegativity, and the relative sizes of ions and atoms.
d. how to use the Periodic Table to determine the number of electrons available for bonding.
e. the nucleus is much smaller in size than the atom yet contains most of its mass.
f.* how to use the Periodic Table to identify the lanthanides and actinides, and transactinide elements, and know that the transuranium elements were man made.
g.* how to relate the position of an element in the periodic table to its quantum electron configuration, and reactivity with other elements in the table.
h.* the experimental basis for Thomson's discovery of the electron, Rutherford's nuclear atom, Millikan's oil drop experiment, and Einstein's explanation of the photoelectric effect.
i.* the experimental basis for the development of the quantum theory of atomic structure and the historical importance of the Bohr model of the atom.
j.* spectral lines are a result of transitions of electrons between energy levels. Their frequency is related to the energy spacing between levels using Planck's relationship (E=hn).