Chem test Flashcards
groups
vertical columns labelled 1-18
periods
horizantal columns labelled 1-7
physical change
same substance with altered attributes
chemical change
change in which 1 or more new substamces are created
alkali earth metals
never found uncombined in nature, has two valance electrons
alkali metals
first column, shiny, 1 valence electron
transition metals
good conductors, popular metals
halogens
17th column, 7 valence electrons, most active non-metals
noble gasses
extremely unreastive, full outer orbit, dont combine so called inert
rare earth metals
bottom of the periodic table
cation
ions with a postive charge
anion
ions with a negative charge
valence electrons
electrons found in the outermost orbit, electrons involved in sharing or combining
ionic bonds
the complete tranfer of electrons from one atom to another
covalent bonds
the sharing of one or more pairs of electrons