C17 Terms

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Fire air water and earth

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alchemy

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Represents elements

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chemical symbol

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Occur as single atoms

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monatomic

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One of the most useful tools of science

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periodic table of elements

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The properties of the elements vary with their atomic numbers in a periodic way.

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periodic law of the elements

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metal

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Almost three fourths of the elements

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luster

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A silverish color

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malleable

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Bendable

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ductile

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Conducts electricity

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nonmetal

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Not a metal

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metalloid

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Between metals and nonmetals

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semimetal

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Between metals and nonmetals

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family

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Each column on the periodic table

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group

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Each column on the periodic table

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alkali meetal

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Has 1 electron

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alkaline-earth metal

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Has two electrons

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alloy

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Metal mixtures

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transition element

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Groups 1B and 8b

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Includes silicone germanium tin and lead

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carbon family

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Includes nitrogen phosphorous arsenic antimony and bismuth

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nitrogen family

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Contains oxygen sulfur selenium tellurium and polonium

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oxygen family

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Contains fluorine chlorine bromine iodine and astatine

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halogen family

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Contains helium neon argon krypton xenon and radon.

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noble gas

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The elements in the two rows

Below the periodic table

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inner transition element

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The horizontal rows of the periodic table

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period

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The horizontal rows of the periodic table

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series

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Dots around the abbreviation

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electron dot notation

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What did Robert Boyle contribute to the development of chemistry?

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Published the Sceptical chymist

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What widespread problem in chemistry did Berzelius solve?

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Developed a simple symbolic system to identify the elements

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List four sources from which elements names are taken.

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IDK

Question 30

Which elements are naturally monatomic?

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Helium neon argon krypton xenon and radon

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Describe the composition and arrangement of a buckyball.

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IDK

Question 32

State Mendeleev’s periodic law.

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The properties of the elements vary with their atomic numbers in a periodic way.

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What feature of Mendeleev’s periodic table prompted new discoveries?

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It made predictions

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What problems did Mendeleev’s periodic table have? How were these solved?

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The elements were not all in similar groups. Changing the arrangement of the rows fixed that.

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Why does an elements atomic number affect its properties?

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The numbers represent the number of electrons in the atom.

Question 36

How can you identify the elements in a family on the periodic table? What do neutral atoms of these elements have in common?

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Idk

Question 37

What element in the first column of the periodic table is not one of the alkali metals? What does it have on common with them?

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Hydrogen it has one electron

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How is an elements period related to its electron configuration?

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Idk

Question 39

What are two important factors that affect valence electrons and contribute to the chemical and physical properties of elements?

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The distance between the valence electrons and the nucleus and the electron arrangement.

Question 40

How does the number of main energy levels in an atom generally affect how tightly it’s valence electrons are held by the nucleus?

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The higher the energy the farther the electrons are from the nucleus