Unit 3 Periodic Table Flashcards
Left side of the periodic table:
metals
malleable, ductile
metals
good conductors of electricity
metals
most are solid at room temperature (except for mercury)
metals
right side of periodic table (and hydrogen)
nonmetals
brittle
nonmetals
most are gas at room temperature
nonmetals
located along stair step of periodic table
metalloids
semiconductors
metalloids
Periods
horizontal rows on the periodic table
Groups
vertical columns on the periodic table (also called families)
what groups are transition metals
groups 3-12 or B groups
transition metals are _____ luster
high
inner transition metals
lanthanides: bellow periodic table (first row)
actinides: bellow periodic table (second row)
Halogens
Group 17
-most reactive nonmetals
Nobel Gases
group 18
-Stable atoms that don’t bond with other elements (inert)
-nonflammable and nonreactive
Alkali metals
first group of periodic tables
-most reactive metals
where are Alkaline Earth metals
group 2 in periodic table