Elements/Periodic Table Flashcards

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Period

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Each row in the table of elements

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Periodic law

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A pattern of repeating properties

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Atomic mass unit

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1/12 the mass of a carbon-12 atom

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Metals

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Elements that are good conductors of electric current and heat

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Transition metals

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Elements that form a bridge between the elements on the left and right sides of the table

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Non metals

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Elements that are poor conductors

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Metalloids

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Elements with properties that fall between those of metals and nonmetals

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Valence electrons

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Electrons that is in the highest occupies energy level of an atom

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9
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Alkali metals

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Metals with a single valence electron and are extremely reactive

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10
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Alkaline earth metals

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The elements in group 2A. Have two valence electrons

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Halogens

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Elements in group 7A. 7 valence electrons

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Noble gases

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Elements in group 8A. 2 valence electrons

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Periodic Table

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An arrangement of elements in columns, based on a set of properties that repeat from row to row.

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Group

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A column of elements in a periodic table

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