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Chapter 5
May 19 2016
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Periodic | Describes something that occurs or repeats at regular intervals |
| Periodic Law | The law that states that the repeating chemical and pyhsical properties of elements change periodically with the atomic numbers of the elements |
| Period | In chemistry, a horizontal row of elements in the periodic table |
| Group | A vertical column of elements in the periodic table; elements in a group share chemical properties |
| Alkali Metal | One of the elements of Group 1 of the periodic table |
| Alkaline-Earth Metal | One of the elements of Group 2 of the periodic table |
| Halogen | One of the elements of Group 17 of the periodic table ; Halogens combine with most metals to make salts |