Periodic Table - - TEST Flashcards
What is the term for an atom that has lost or gained an electron?
Ion
What is the term for the diameter of the atom?
Atomic Size
What is the term for the short handwriting of an elements name?
Chemical symbol
What is the term for elements on the far top right side of the periodic table?
Nonmetals
What is the term for the elements with a full valance shell and are found in Group 8A?
Noble Gases
What is the term for the horizonal row of the periodic table?
Periods
What is the term for the clouds that hold electrons?
Electron shell
What is the term for the vertical columns of the periodic table?
Groups
What is the term for the elements that are very reactive, they occur in nature as compounds and are found in Group 1A?
Alkali Metals
What is the term for the part of the atom that has no charge (neutral) and are located in the nucleus?
Neutron
What is the term for an element found in one of the B groups (middle) on the Periodic Table?
Transition Metals
What is the term for the atoms of the same element but with different number of neutron?
Isotope
What is the term for the place where all known elements are located?
Periodic Table
What is the term for the building blocks of elements?
Atom
What is the term for the ions with a positive charge?
Cation