Peridoic Table Flashcards

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Peridoic 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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Mendeleev

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A chemist who developed the peridoic table and organized elements by thier properties while leaving empty spaces for more elements to be discovered

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element

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A pure substance that cannot be broken down

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Period

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A row going across on the Periodic Table

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Group/Family

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A column going up and down on the periodic table

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Periodic law

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the pattern of repeating properties down each group in the peridoic table

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Chemical/ element symbol

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A one or two letter symbol that represents that name of an element (first letter is capital and potential secomd letter is lowercase)

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Atomic Number

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number of protons in an element, atomic # is also equal to the number of electrons

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Atomic mass

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The number of protons and neutrins in the nucleus (center) of an element

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conductor

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A material that allows things the flow

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Metal

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elements that are good conductors of heat and electric current

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Nonmetal

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elements that are poor conductors of heat and electric current

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metalloid

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elements with properties that fall between those of metals and nonmetals

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Noble gas

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elements in group 18, stable and unreactive

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proton

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A particle with a positive charge, smae amount of atomic number, this particle identifies the element

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Neutron

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A particle with a neutral charge, same amount as (atomic mass - atomic number)

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Electrons

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A particle with a negative charge, same amount as the atomic number

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valence electron

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electrons on the outermost shell

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orbital/ shell/ energy level

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Outer boundry of an atom mostly emtpy space, each shel starting from the first shell can hold:
1st shell - 2 electrons
2nd shell - 8 electrons
3rd shell - 18 electrons
4th shell - 32 electrons

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Nucleus (is an atom)

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the center of an atom that contains neutrons and protons and therefor most of the mass

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chemical bond

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a force of attractionbetween atoms to make them more stable

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Ion

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when atoms transfer electrons and become charged perticles

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Covalent bond

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a force of attraction that holds together two atoms and shares electrons

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Chemical formula

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shows the elements involved in that molecule and the number of atoms each element has

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chemical equation

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shows the molecule involved in a reaction
reactions show the ingredients and the products show the result