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chapter 5 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| periodic table | an arrangement of elements in columns based on a set of properties that repeats from row to row |
| period | a row in a periodic table of elements the time required for one complete cycle of periodic motion |
| group | a column of elements in a periodic table |
| periodic law | the pattern of repeating properties displayed by elements in the periodic table |
| atomic mass unit (amu) | one twelfth the mass of a carbon-12 atom |
| metals | elements that are good conductors of heat and electric current |
| transition metals | elements that form a bridge between elements on the left and right sides of the periodic table |
| nonmetals | elements that are poor conductors of heat and electric curennt |
| metalloids | elements with properties that fall between those of metals and non metals |
| valenece electron | an electron that is in the highest occupied energy level of and atom |
| alkali metals | the elements in group 1a of the periodic table not including hydrogen |
| alkaline earth metals | elements in group 2a of the periodic table |
| halogens | elements in group 7a of the periodic table |
| noble gases | the elements in group 8aof the periodic table |