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CBB 3.3
Chemical Building Blocks- Ch.3 Sec. 3
Question | Answer |
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metal | a class of elements characterized by physical properties that include shininess, malleability, ductility, and conductivity |
malleable | a term used to describe material that can be pounded into shapes |
ductile | a term used to describe a material that can be pulled out into a long wire |
conductivity | the ability of an object to transfer heat or electricity to another object |
reactivity | the ease and speed with which an element combines or reacts with other elements and compounds |
corrosion | the gradual wearing away of a metal element due to a chemical reaction |
alkali metal | an element in Group 1 of the periodic table |
alkaline earth metal | an element in Group 2 of the periodic table |
transition metal | one of the elements in Groups 3 through 12 of the periodic table |
alloy | a mixture of two or more elements, one of which is a metal |
particle accelerator | a machine that moves atomic nuclei at higher and higher speeds until they crash into one another, sometimes forming heavier elements |