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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Periodic Table | an arrangement of elements in columns, based on a set of proportions that repeat from row to row |
| Period | each row in the table of elements |
| period law | the pattern of repeating properties properties |
| atomic mass unit | defined as one twelfth the mass of a carbon-12 atom |
| metals | elements that are good conductors of electric current or heat |
| nonmetals | elements that are poor conductors of heat and electric current |
| metalloids | elements with properties that fall between those of metals and nonmetals |
| valence electron | an electron that is in the highest occupied energy level of an atom |
| alkali metals | the elements in group 1A |
| alkali earth metals | the elements in group 2A |
| Halogens | The elements in group 7A |
| noble gases | the elements in group 8A |
| group | each column on the periodic table |
| transition metals | the metals in group 3 through 12 |