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Periodic Trends
Term | Definition |
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Groups | The vertical columns on the Periodic Table |
Mosley | Arranged the Periodic Table by increasing atomic number |
Malleable | hammer into thin sheets |
Shielding | inner electrons block the attraction from the nucleus |
Atomic mass | the mass of an atom |
Representative elements | s and p blocks |
Atomic number | Number of protons an atom has |
Inner transition metals | f block |
Periods | The horizontal rows of the Periodic Table |
Nonmetals | dull, brittle, and poor conductors of electricity |
Electronegativity | is a measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons |
Semiconductors | will conduct electricity at high temperatures or when certain substances are added |
Ductile | make into thin wire |
Mendeleev | Organized elements by increasing atomic mass |
Alkaline earth metals | Group 2 on Periodic Table |
Lustrous | Shiny |
Alkali metals | Group 1 on Periodic Table |
Halogens | Group 17 on Periodic Table |
Transition metals | d block |
Periodic Law | When elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number, there is a periodic pattern in their physical and chemical properties. |
Noble Gases | Group 18 on Periodic Table |
Metals | shiny, malleable, ductile, conductors of heat and electricity |
Metalloids | Touch the staircase and have properties of both metals and nonmetals |
Atomic Radius | 1/2 of the distance between the nuclei of two like atoms |
Ionization Energy | The amount of energy required to remove an electron from a gaseous atom |