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Unit 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Metal | ~Left of the stair-step line ~lose electrons in chemical reactions ~conductors of heat, electricity, shiny, malleable, and ductile |
| Nonmetal | ~right of the stair-step line ~gains electrons in chemical reactions |
| Metalloid | ~borders the stair-step line ~some properties of both metals & nonmetals |
| Periodic law | ~repeating chemical and physical properties of element change |
| Proton | ~positive ~1 amu ~nucleus ~discovered by Rutherford |
| Neutron | ~subatomic particle ~no charge ~1 amu ~discovered by Chadwick |
| Electron | ~outside the nucleus ~negative ~0 amu ~discovered by Thomson |
| Atomic symbol | ~1st letter always capitalized ~other letters are lower cased ~identifies elements |