Periodic TrendsAtomic radius, ionisation energy and electronegativity, with arrows for each trend.9th GradeHHeLiBeBCNOFNeNaMgAlSiPSClArKCaScTiVCrMnFeCoNiCuZnGaGeAsSeBrKrRbSrYZrNbMoTcRuRhPdAgCdInSnSbTeIXeCsBaLaCePrNdPmSmEuGdTbDyHoErTmYbLuHfTaWReOsIrPtAuHgTlPbBiPoAtRnFrRaAcThPaUNpPuAmCmBkCfEsFmMdNoLrRfDbSgBhHsMtDsRgCnNhFlMcLvTsOg123456789101112131415161718across a period →THE FOUR TRENDSAtomic radiusDECREASES →INCREASES ↓more protons pull the same shell in tighterIonisation energyINCREASES →DECREASES ↓harder to remove an electron held more tightlyElectronegativityINCREASES →DECREASES ↓F is the highest; noble gases are excludedMetallic characterDECREASES →INCREASES ↓metals give electrons away easilySHORTCUTRadius grows down and left. Everything reactive-with-electrons grows up and right.Periodic Trendslearnposters.com
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Who is the Periodic Trends (9th Grade) poster for?
Periodic Trends (9th Grade) is filed under 9th Grade (ages 14–15), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting science, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
When should you use the Periodic Trends (9th Grade) poster?
Four arrows on one table. Learn the arrows, not the numbers. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Periodic Trends (9th Grade) belongs on the wall where that science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Periodic Trends (9th Grade)?
The Carbon Cycle, Cell Structure & Function and Cell Theory sit alongside Periodic Trends (9th Grade) in the 9th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.The Carbon CycleCell Structure & FunctionCell Theory
Is the Periodic Trends (9th Grade) poster free to download and print?
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What size does the Periodic Trends (9th Grade) poster print at?
Periodic Trends (9th Grade) is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Periodic Trends (9th Grade) loses nothing.Printing guide

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