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8SC periodic table
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| periodic | having a regular. repeatingp pattern |
| periodic law | chemical and physical properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers |
| period | a horizontal row of elements on the periodic table |
| group | a column of elements on the periodic table |
| Alkali metals | elements in Group 1 of the periodic table; they are the most reactive metals, and their atoms have one electron in their outer level |
| Alkaline-earth metals | elements in Group 2 of the periodic table; they are reactive metals but less reactive than alkali metals; atoms have two electrons in their outer level |
| Halogens | elements in group 17 of the periodic table; very reactive nonmetals, atoms have seven electrons on their outer level |
| Noble gases | unreactive elements in Group 18; atoms have eight electrons in outer level(except helium - 2 electrons outer level) |
| chemical formula | shorthand notation for a compound or diatonic element using chemical symbols and numbers |
| chemical equation | shorthand description of chemical reaction using chemical formulas and symbols |
| Exothermic | term that describes a physical or chemical change in which energy is released or removed |
| endothermic | term used to describe a physical or a chemical change in which energy is absorbed |
| Law of conservation of energy | states that energy is neither created of detroyed |
| Law of conservation of mass | state that mass is neither created nor destroyed in ordinary chemical and physical changes |
| theory | unifying explanation for broad range of hypotheses and observations that have been supported by testing |