13 The Periodic Table Flashcards
substance that can’t be broken down into smaller substances
element
composed of a single type of atom
element
arranges elements by increasing atomic number
periodic table
similar elements are found close together
periodic table
elements are rep. by 1 or 2 letter symbol
chemical symbols
first letter is always capital, second is always lowercase
chemical symbols
derived from latin and other languages
chemical symbols
found on the left and middle of the periodic table
metals
found on the right of the periodic table
nonmetals
if near the ladder, what type of substance is it?
semi-metal/metalloid
columns, total of 18
groups
rows/energy levels; total of 7
periods
alkali metals
group 1
“al-qili”
plant ash in arabic
naturally 1+ ions, never free
alkali metals/group 1
alkaline earth metals
group 2
like alkali but from earth, not plant ashes
alkaline earth metals
+2 ions after losing 2 valence electrons
alkaline earth metals/group 2
“boron group”
earth metals/group 13
earth metals
group 13
+3 ions
earth metals/group 13
properties are diverse and intermediate between properties of metals and non-metals (metalloids)
earth metals/group 13
-4 ions
tetrels/group 14
tetrels
group 14