Science Chapter K5 Flashcards
periodic
describes something that occurs or repeats at regular intervals
periodic law
the law that states that the repeating chemical and repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the atomic numbers of the elements
period
in chemistry, a horizontal row of elements in the periodic law
group
a vertical column of elements in the periodic table; elements in a group share chemical properties
alkali metals
one of the elements of group 1 of the periodic table ( lithium potassium, rubidium cesium and francium)
alkali earth metals
one of the elements of group 2 of the periodic table (beryllium, magnesium, calcium, and radium)
halogen
one of the elements of group 17, of the periodic table (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine) halogens combine with most metals to from salts
noble gasses
one of the elements of group 18 on the periodic law (helium, argon, neon, krypton, xenon, and radon) noble gases are unattractive.