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Science Ch 2 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Chemical symbol | international symbols for each element consisting of one or two letters, such as O for oxygen and Na for sodium |
| Chemical properties | characteristics that describe a substances ability to react chemically with other substances to form new products. |
| Metals | elements that are typically hard, shiny, malleable, ductile and a good conductor of heat and electricity |
| Non-metals | elements that are typically not shiny, malleable, ductile and poor a conductor of heat and electricity. Non - metals are usually gases or brittle solids at room temperature. |
| Periodic table | a chart that organizes elements according to their physical and chemical properties. |
| Atomic number | the number of protons in the nucleus of each a atom of an element. |
| Atomic mass | The mass of an average atom of an element. |
| atomic mass unit | the unit of measurement for atomic mass. |
| Ion charge | an electric charge that forms on an atom when it gains or loses electrons. |
| Ion | Any electrically charged atom. |
| Multiple ion charge | Elements that can form ions in more than one way. |
| Metalloids | elements that share some properties with metals and some properties with non- metals. |
| Period | Each horizontal row in the periodic table. |
| Chemical family | groups of elements arranged in vertical columns in the periodic table that have similar physical and chemical properties. |
| Alkali metals | highly reactive and reactivity increases as you go down the group |
| Alkaline earth metals | less reactive than the alkali metals but will burn in air if heated. They produce bright flames and are used in fireworks. |
| Halogens | non-metals and are highly reactive. |
| Noble gases | the most stable and unreactive elements in the periodic table. |
| Bohr model | |
| Chemical symbol | international symbols for each element consisting of one or two letters, such as O for oxygen and Na for sodium |
| Chemical properties | characteristics that describe a substances ability to react chemically with other substances to form new products. |
| Metals | elements that are typically hard, shiny, malleable, ductile and a good conductor of heat and electricity |
| Non-metals | elements that are typically not shiny, malleable, ductile and poor a conductor of heat and electricity. Non - metals are usually gases or brittle solids at room temperature. |
| Periodic table | a chart that organizes elements according to their physical and chemical properties. |
| Atomic number | the number of protons in the nucleus of each a atom of an element. |
| Atomic mass | The mass of an average atom of an element. |
| atomic mass unit | the unit of measurement for atomic mass. |
| Ion charge | an electric charge that forms on an atom when it gains or loses electrons. |
| Ion | Any electrically charged atom. |
| Multiple ion charge | Elements that can form ions in more than one way. |
| Metalloids | elements that share some properties with metals and some properties with non- metals. |
| Period | Each horizontal row in the periodic table. |
| Chemical family | groups of elements arranged in vertical columns in the periodic table that have similar physical and chemical properties. |
| Alkali metals | highly reactive and reactivity increases as you go down the group |
| Alkaline earth metals | less reactive than the alkali metals but will burn in air if heated. They produce bright flames and are used in fireworks. |
| Halogens | non-metals and are highly reactive. |
| Noble gases | the most stable and unreactive elements in the periodic table. |
| Bohr model | a diagram that shows how many electrons are in each shell surrounding the nucleus. |
| Electron shells | the regions surrounding the nucleus of an atom. |
| Valence electrons | The electrons in the outermost shell. |
| Valence shell | the shell that contains the outermost electrons. |