Chapter 6 Vocab

Question 0

Metals

Answer 0

Good conductors of heat and electric current

Question 1

Periodic law

Answer 1

When elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number, there is a periodic repetition of their physical and chemical properties

Question 2

Nonmetals

Answer 2

Poor conductors of heat and electric current

Question 3

Metalloid

Answer 3

Generally has properties that are similar to those of metals and nonmetals

Question 4

Alkali metals

Answer 4

Group 1A elements

Question 5

Alkaline earth metals

Answer 5

Group 2A elements

Question 6

Halogens

Answer 6

Nonmetals of Group 7A

Question 7

Noble gases

Answer 7

The elements in Group 8A of the periodic table

Question 8

Representative elements

Answer 8

Elements that display a wide range of physical and chemical properties. Groups 1A through 7A

Question 9

Transition metal

Answer 9

In the atoms of these, the highest occupied s sublevel and a nearby d sublevel contain electrons

Question 10

Inner transition metal

Answer 10

In the atoms of these, the highest occupied s sublevel and a nearby f sublevel generally contain electrons

Question 11

Atomic radius

Answer 11

One half of the distance between the nuclei of two atoms of the same element when the atoms are joined

Question 12

Ion

Answer 12

An atom or group of atoms that has a positive or negative charge

Question 13

Cation

Answer 13

An ion with a positive charge

Question 14

Anion

Answer 14

An ion with a negative charge

Question 15

Ionization energy

Answer 15

The energy required to remove an electron from an atom

Question 16

Electronegativity

Answer 16

The ability of an atom of an element to attract electrons when the atom is in a compound