click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
vocab words
ps4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Metals | left of the stair step line; lose electrons in chemical reactions ; good conductors of heat and electricity shiny malleable and ductile |
| Metalloid | boarder the stair step line have some properties of both metals and non metals |
| Nonmetals | right of stair step line; gain electrons in chemical reactions |
| periodic law | repeating chemical and physical properties of element changes |
| Atomic symbool | Identifies element; the first letter is always capitalized |
| Proton | positive; nucleus; mass of 1 amu; discovered by rutherford |
| Neutron | subatomic particle; no charge located in the nucleus; mass 1 amu; discovered by Chadwick |
| Electron | negative subatomic particle; located in electron cloud; mass of 0 amu; discovered by thomson |