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periodic table
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| non metal | an element that does not conduct electricity and is typically a gas or brittle solid |
| electronegativity | the ability of an toward to attract electrons toward itself in a chemical bond |
| electron configuration | the arrangement or haitals that determines its chemical properties |
| atomic number | the number of protons in an atom number that unicely intensifies wach element |
| halogens | highly reactive normals in group 17 with seven ralence elecrons that easily form 1 ions and exist as diatomic molecules. |
| alkali metals | highly reactive metals in group 1 with one valence electrons that reacts viorously with water |
| boron family | qroup 13 elements with three valence electronss that included metals metalloids and nonmetals |
| nitrogen family | group 15 elements with five valence electrons that included nonmetals and often form 2 ions |
| alkaline earth metals | mereactive metals in group 2 with two valence electrons that are harder and dencer that alkali metals |
| carbon family | group 14 elements with four valence electrons that included nonmetials metalloids and metals with carbon forming the basis of organic life |
| period | a horizontal row of elements on the periodic table that have the same number of electron shells |
| transition metals | elements in group3-12 with variable oxidation states that often form colred compounds and conduct electrons |
| lanthanides | 15 rare earth metals in period 6 with filling forbitals that have similar chemical properties and are used in maghets and elements |
| metalloids | an element with properties that fall between metals and nonmetals |
| ion | an atom that has gained or lost electrons and carries an electrical charge |
| oxidation state | the number of electrons lost or gained by an atom in a chemical reaction |
| oxygen family | group 16 elements with six valence electrons that are mostly nonmetals and often form 2 ions. |
| Nobel gases | extremely unreactive elements in group 18 with eight valence electrons and a full outer shell that are colorless odorless gases. |
| reactivity | the tenecy of an element to undergo chemical reactions with other substances |
| valence electrons | electrons in the outermost shell of an atom that determine now it reacts with other elements |
| metal | an element that conducts electricity is shiy and can be bent or shaped with out breaking |
| group | a vertical column of elements on the periodic table that share similar chemical properties |
| actindes | 15 elements in period 7 with filling fordits that are often radioactive and include uronium and plutonium |
| diatomic | a number composed of exactly two atoms of the same element bonds to gether |