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metals ch 3 sec 2
key terms
Question | Answer |
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malleable | a term used to describe material that can be hammered or rolled into shape |
ductile | a term used to describe a material that can be pulled into a long wire |
conductor | a substance that transmits heat or electric easily |
magnetic | a characteristic of those metals that are attracted to magnets and can be made into magnets |
reactivity | the ease and speed with which an element or compound combines with other elements and compounds |
corrosion | the gradual wearing away of a metal element due to a chemical reaction |
alloy | a mixture of two or more metals |
alkali metal | an element in Group 1 of the periodic table |
alkaline earth metal | an element in Group 2 of the periodic table |
transition metal | an element in Groups 3 through 12 of the periodic table |
lanthanide | an element in the first row of the rare earth elements in the periodic table |
actinide | an element in the second row of the rare earth elements in the periodic table |