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Macy Debevec
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 | Each row in the table of elements |
| group | Each column on the periodic table |
| periodic law | pattern of repeating properties |
| atomic mass unit (amu) | Defined as one twelfth the mass of a carbon-12 atom |
| metals | elements that are good conductors of electric current and heat |
| transition metals | Elements that form a bridge between the elements on the left and right sides of the table |
| non metals | 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 |
| alkaline earth metals | the elements in group 2A |
| halogens | the elements in group 7A |
| Noble gases | the elements in group 8A |