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ch.19 vocab
Sections 1,2,3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Metal | have common properties they are good conductors of heat and electricity, and all but one are solid at room temperature |
| Malleable | they can be hammered or rolled into sheets |
| ductile | they can be drawn into wires |
| metallic bonding | positively charged metallic ions are surrounded by a cloud of electrons |
| radioactive element | one in which the nucleus breaks down and gives off particles and energy francium can be found in uranium minerals |
| transition element | they are considered to be elements in transitions |
| nonmetal | elements that usually are gases or brittle solids at room temmperature |
| diatomic molecule | consist of two atoms of the same element in a covalent blond |
| salt | a halogen gains an electron from a metal an ionic compound |
| sublimation | the process of a solid changing directly to vapor without forming a liquid |
| metalloid | ionic and covalent bonds with other elements and can have metallic and nonmetallic properties |
| allotrope | different forms of the same element have different molecular structures |
| semiconductor | elements that conduct an electric current under certain conditions |
| transuranium | elements having more than 92 protons the atomic numbers of uranium |