Elements Flashcards
Chapter 1 of chemistry
1
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Properties of metals:
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Shiny, high boiling point, conductor, malleable, ductile, and solid
2
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Properties of non-metals:
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Dull, brittle, insulator, isolator, low melting and boiling point, solids, liquids, and gases.
3
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Properties of semi-metals/metalloids?
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Share the properties of both metals and non-metals.
4
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What are electrical conductors?
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Materials that allow the flow of charge through them.
5
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What are thermal conductors?
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Materials that allow heat to pass through them.
6
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Soft magnets
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Materials that are easily magnetised
7
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Hard magnets
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Materials that take a long time to become magnetized but retain it for a long time. E.g. Steel (carbon + iron)
8
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Ferromagnetic
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Hard and Soft magnets
9
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What are the 3 Ferromagnetic materials on the periodic table?
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Iron
Nickel
Cobalt
