Chapter 4 (periodic Table) Flashcards
Metals
Malleable
- elements that us a good conductor of heat and electricity
Periodic law
States that whenever elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number, there is a periodic reputation of their chemical and physical properties
Malleable
Can be hammered into very thin sheets without breaking.
Nonmetal
Elements that us generally a poor conductor of head and electricity
-brittle
Metalloid
Element with properties that are intermediate between metals and nonmetals
Periods on periodic table
Horizontal
Groups on period table
Vertical
Nonmetals are on the ________ side of period table, including Hydrogen
Right
Metals are on the _____ side of the period table
Left and middle
Metalloids
B, Si, As, Te, Ge, Sb