Periodic Table Notes Flashcards
Periodic Table
An arrangement of elements in columns.
Mendeleev
A chemist who discovered the periodic table and organized elements by their properties.
Elements
A pure substance that cannot be broken down.
Period
A row going across the periodic table.
Group/family
A column going up and down on the periodic table.
Periodic Law
The patterns of repeating properties down each group in the periodic table.
Chemical/Element symbol
A one or two symbol that represents that name of an element.
Atomic Number
Number of protons in an element.
Atomic mass
The number of protons and neutrons in the center of the nucleus 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.
Metalloid
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