Chapter 1 Flashcards
Inert gasses
Noble gases (group 8A)
Metalloids
Semi-metals
Halogens
Sub class of non metals
Main group metals
Metals in 1A-5A
Transition metals
The elements in groups 3-15
Representative elements
The elements in groups 1A-8A
Groups
Vertical columns on the periodic table
Periods
Horizontal columns on the periodic table
Atomic mass unit
Having a mass of exactly and the atomic masses of the remaining elements are based on their mass relative to the isotope
Chemical symbol
Consists of one or two letters and the relationship between the symbol and the name of the element
Matter
1. physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy. "the structure and properties of matter" "organic matter" synonyms: material, substance, stuff "decaying vegetable matter" written or printed material. "reading matter"
Inorganic chem.
the branch of chemistry that deals with inorganic compounds.
Organic chem.
noun
the chemistry of carbon compounds (other than simple salts such as carbonates, oxides, and carbides).
Bio chem
noun
the branch of science concerned with the chemical and physicochemical processes that occur within living things
Atoms
the basic unit of a chemical element.