Periodic table Flashcards

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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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Mendeleev

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A chemist who developed the periodic table and organized elements by their 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 periodic 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 second 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 neutrons in the nucleus (center) of an element

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Conductor

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A material that allows things to 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, same amount as atomic number, this particle identifies the elemen

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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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Electron

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A particle with a negative charge, same amount as 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 boundary of an atom, mostly empty space, each shell 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 (in an atom)

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

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Chemical Bond

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a force of attraction between atoms to make them more stable

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Ion

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when atoms transfer electrons and become charged particles

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Ionic Bond

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the force of attraction that holds together positive and negative ions, a transfer of electrons

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Covalalent
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 of each element

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Chemical Equation

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Shows the molecules involved in a reaction
reactants show the ingredients and the products show the results