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Ch.5 Vocab
Chapter 5 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Periodic Table | An Arrangement of elements in columns, based on a set of properties that repeat from row to row |
| Period | The rows in the Periodic table of elements |
| Group | The Columns on the periodic table of elements |
| Periodic Law | The pattern of repeating properties |
| Atomic Mass Unit | One twelfth the mass of a carbon-12 atom |
| Metals | Elements that are good conductors of electric and heat |
| Transition Metals | Elements that form a bridge between the elements on the left and right sides of the periodic table |
| Nonmetals | elements that are poor conductors of heat and electricity |
| Metalloids | Elements with properties that fall between that of metals and nonmetals |
| Valence Electron | An electron that is in the highest occupied energy level of an atom |
| Alkali Metals | The first group of elements on the periodic table and have 1 valence electron |
| Alkaline Earth Metals | The second group of elements on the periodic table and have 2 valence electrons |
| Halogens | Group 7 on the periodic table and have 7 valence electrons |
| Noble Gases | Group 8 on the periodic table and have 8 valence electrons |