Chapter 6 Vocab

Question 1

Group

Answer 1

Vertical column of elements in the periodic table arranged in order of increasing atomic number

Question 2

Ionization energy

Answer 2

The energy required to remove an electron from a gaseous atom

Question 3

Law of octaves

Answer 3

Elements are arranged according to increasing atomic weight

Question 4

Metal

Answer 4

An element that is solid at room temperature good conductor of heat and electricity and is shiny

Question 5

Metalloid

Answer 5

An element that has physical and chemical properties of both metals and nonmetals

Question 6

Electronegativity

Answer 6

Indicates the relative ability of an elements atom to attract electrons in a chemical bond

Question 7

Nonmetal

Answer 7

Elements that are generally gases or dull brittle solids that are poor conductors of heat and electricity

Question 8

Octet rule

Answer 8

States that atoms lose gain or share electrons in order to acquire the stable electron configuration of a noble gas

Question 9

Period

Answer 9

A horizontal row of elements in the modern periodic table

Question 10

Periodic law

Answer 10

States that when the elements are arranged by increasing atomic number there is a periodic repetition of their properties

Question 11

Representative elements

Answer 11

Elements from group 1-2 and 13-18 in the modern periodic table possessing a wide range of chemical and physical properties

Question 12

Transition elements

Answer 12

Elements in groups 3-12 of the modern periodic table and are further divided into transition metals and inner transition metals