Chemistry Flashcards
What is a group
vertical columns of elements with similar properties
What is a period in the periodic table
Horizontal rows of elements
What does the black line seporate
The metals and non-metals
Name 2 semi-metals
Silicon , Germanium
Name 2 elements that are liquid at room temperature
Mercury (Hg), Bromine (Br)
What state are most non metals in at room temperature
Gases
Name two scientists who developed the periodic table
John Newlands
Dmitri Mendeleev
Are Metals
Shiny or Dull
Shiny
Are Non-metals flexible or brittle
Brittle
Are Non metals Conductors or Insulators
Insulators
Are metals high or low density
High density
Do metals have a high or low melting point
High melting point
Do metals have a high or low boiling point
High
Are Non metals strong or weak
Weak
Why are Alkali metals stored under oil
So they don’t react with water that could be trapped in side
List the Alkali metals from least to most reactive
Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Caesium, Francium