ch.6 vocabulary

Question 1

period

Answer 1

horizontal row of elements in the periodic table whose properties change gradually and predictably

Question 2

group

Answer 2

family of elements with similar physical or chemical properties that occupies the same column in the periodic table

Question 3

metal

Answer 3

element that is good conductor of electricity and heat, is usually a solid at room temperature and usually is shiny, ductile, and malleable

Question 4

nonmetal

Answer 4

element that is a poor conductor of heat and electricity and may be a gas or a brittle solid at room temperature

Question 5

metalloid

Answer 5

element that shares some properties with metals and some with nonmetals

Question 6

alloy

Answer 6

mixture made of two or more elements, one of which is metal

Question 7

semiconductor

Answer 7

element that doesn’t conduct electricity as well as a metal but does conduct electricity better than a nonmetal