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Woodruff- Periodic Table

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symbol   shorthand way to write the names of elements  
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Rules for writing symbols   Uppercase-first letter, second letter lowercase, must be printed  
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Where do symbols come from?   Some are the Latin, Greek or German names of the elements  
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periodic table   a table of elements arranged in order of increasing atomic number  
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periodic means   repeats at regular intervals  
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Who was Dmitri Mendeleev?   Russian chemist who organized 63 known elements  
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How are elements arranged in periodic table?   increasing atomic number  
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atomic number indicates the number of ____   protons  
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Modern periodic law   the chemical properties repeat in a way that allows them to be arranged in columns and rows  
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What are groups or families of elements?   vertical column with similar chemical properties  
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How are the groups or families named?   After the first element in group  
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What is the name for group V A?   Nitrogen  
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What is the name for group VI A?   Oxygen  
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What is the special name for group VII A?   halogens  
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What is the name for group O?   noble or inert gases  
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Elements in a group all have ____   the same number of electrons in the outer energy level  
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What are periods or series of elements?   horizontal rows  
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What do all elements in a period have in common?   the same number of energy levels  
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Location of an element in the table generally indicates the _____ of element it is   type  
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Four groups into which elements can be classified depending on the number of electrons in the outermost shell   metals, non-metals, metalloids, noble gases  
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Where are metals located on the periodic table?   left side of the staircase  
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How many electrons do metals have in the outermost energy level?   1, 2, 3  
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What do metals tend to do with electrons?   Lose them to non-metals  
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Ion   charged particle  
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valence   outer energy level of electrons  
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When metals lose their electrons, what type of charge do their ions have?   +1, +2, +3  
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Where are the most active metals found?   lower left corner  
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Why are the metals in the lower left corner most active?   They are furthest from the nucleus,least attracted by their own nucleus, and easily pulled away by another  
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Name the most active metal   Francium (Fr)  
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Metals are good conductors of which two forms of energy?   heat and electricity  
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Where are non-metals located in the periodic table?   to the right of the staircase  
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How many electrons do nonmetals have in the outermost energy level?   4, 5, 6, or 7  
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How many electrons do nonmetals tend to gain?   1, 2, 3  
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From what type of elements do they gain the electrons?   metals  
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When nonmetals gain electrons, what type of charges do their ions have?   -1, -2, -3  
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Where are the most active nonmetals found?   upper right corner (excluding noble gases)  
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Why are the upper right corner nonmetals the most active?   the outer electrons are nearest to the nucleus thus additional electrons are attracted by their nucleus most easily  
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Name the most active nonmetal.   Fluorine (F)  
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Are nonmetals good conductors of heat and electricity?   no  
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metalloid   elements with some properties of both metals and nonmetals  
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Where are metalloids found?   along the staircase  
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Name the seven metalloids   B, Si, Ge, As, Sb, Te, Po  
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Metalloids are conductors, insulator or semi-conductors.   Semi-conductors  
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What is a semi-conductor?   a substance that conducts electricity better than an insulator, but not as well as a conductor  
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What are noble gases?   Atoms with a full outer energy level which seldom enters into chemical reactions  
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Where are the noble gases located on periodic table?   group O or VIIIA- column furthest to the right  
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How many electrons do noble gases have in their outermost energy level?   8 except He with 2  
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Noble gases (do or do not) have electrical balance?   do- equal number of protons and electrons  
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Noble gases (do, do not) have a need to react   do not  
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2/3 of elements on periodic table are classified as ____.   metals  
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Electron configuration   number of electrons in each energy level  
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