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Ch. 19
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Metal | Usually have common properties-they are good conductors of heat and electricity, and all but one are solid at room temperature |
| Malleable | Metals that can hammered or rolled into sheets. |
| Ductile | Metals that can be drawn into wires. |
| Metallic Bonding | Positively charged metallic ions are surrounded by a cloud electrons |
| Radioactive element | one in which the nucleus breaks down and gives off particles andenergy |
| Transition Element | Elements in Groups 3 through 12 in the periodic table. |
| Nonmetal | Elements that usually are gases or brittle solids at room temperature |
| Diatomic Molecule | Consists of two atoms of the same element in a covalent bond |
| Salt | An ionic compound that is caused by a halogen gaining an electron from a metal |
| Sublimation | The process of a solid changing directly to a purple vapor without forming a liquid |
| Metalloid | An element that is neither metal or nonmetal but can have the same properties. |
| Allotrope | Different forms of the same element |
| Semiconductor | elements that conduct an electric current under certain conditions. |
| Transuranium element | Elements that have more than 92 protons. |