Periodic Table & Trends Flashcards
Elements with properties of malleability & luster
Metals
The elements in group 1 with the exception of Hydrogen
Alkali metals
The rows that run from left to right on the periodic table
Periods
Elements which are brittle, dull, and not good conductors of heat and electricity
Nonmetals
Elements which are good conductors of heat and electricity
Metals
Elements found to the right of the zigzag line on the periodic table
Nonmetals
Elements found along the zigzag line of the periodic table
Metalloids
The elements in Group 17
Halogens
Elements which have some properties of metals and some properties of nonmetals
Metalloids
The elements in Group 2
Alkaline earth metals
The elements in Group 18
Noble gases
The columns going up and down on the periodic table
Groups
The group of highly reactive metals
Alkali metals
There is one of these for each electron energy level
Periods
The group of highly reactive non-metals
Halogens