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Alkali metals

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Silvery solids with low densities and low melting points in group 1

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Actinides

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The second series of elements, fro

Thorium to lawrencium

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Alkaline earth metals

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Elements in group two of the table

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Catalyst

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Substance that can make something happen faster but isn’t changed

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Group

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Family of elements in the table that have similar physical ot chemical properties

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Halogens

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Elements in group 17

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Lanthanides

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The 1st series of inner transition elements which goes from cerium to lutetium

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Metal

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Elements that has a shiny luster malleable ductile a goof conductor

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Metallioid

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Element that shares properties of metals and nonmetals

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Noble gases

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Elements in group 18

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Nonmetals

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Element that is usually a gas at room temperature and is poor conductor

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Period

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Row of elements in the table whose properties change gradually and predictively

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Representative elements

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Elements in group 1,2,13-18 that includes metals nonmetals and metalloids

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Semiconductor

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Doesn’t conduct heat or electricity as well as metal but does conduct better than nonmetal

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Synthetic elements

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Made in labs and nuclear reactors

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Transition elements

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Elements in group 3-12 and are all metals