familys and vocab Flashcards
Properties of Alkaline Earth Metals
Fairly hard, gray/white, a good conductor of electricity
React by losing 2 electrons
Never found uncombined in nature
what are the three main groups on the periodic table
metal non-metal metaloid
what are the vertical columns called
groups
what are the horizontal rows called
periods
what properties are shared by most metals
shininess ductility malleability and conductivity
what are the families of metals
alkali metals alkali earth metals transition metals metals in mixed groups lanthanides actinides
properties of alkali metals 1
react with others by losing atom never found uncombined in nature shiny soft
examples of alkali metals 2
sodium potassium
Examples of Alkaline Earth Metals
Radium, Barium, Strontium, Calcium, Magnesium, Beryllium
properties of transition metals 3-12
hard shiny good conductors less reactive
examples of transition metals
iron copper gold silver
properties of lanthanides below top
soft malleable shiny good conductors
malleable
able to be hammered into a flat sheet
ductile
to be able to be drawn into a wire
conductivity
the ability to conduct heat and electricity