Periodic Table Flashcards
Periodic Table
An arrangement of elements in columns, based on a set of properties that repeat from row to row .
Mendeleev
A chemist who developed the periodic table and ORGANIZED ELEMENTS BY THEIR PROPERTIES while LEAVING EMPTY SPACES for more elements to be discovered.
Element
A pure substance that cannot be broken down.
Period
A row going across a Periodic Table.
Group/Family
A column going up and down on the Periodic Table.
Periodic Law
The pattern of repeating properties down each group in the periodic table.
Chemical/Element Symbol
A one or two letter symbol that represents that name of an element (first letter is capital and potential second letter is lowercase).
Atomic Number
Number of protons in an element, atomic # is also equal to the number of electrons.
Atomic Mass
The number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus (center) of an element.
Conductor
A material that allows things to flow.
Metal
Elements that are good conductors of heat and electric current.
Nonmetal
Elements that are poor conductors of heat and electric current.
Metalliod
Elements with properties that fall between those of metals and nonmetals.
Noble Gas
Elements in group 18, stable and unreactive.
Proton
A particle with a positive charge, same amount as atomic number, this particle identifies that element.