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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| group | vertical column on periodic table |
| alkali metal | a metal in Group 1, soft, reacts violently with water, oxidizes in air |
| alkaline earth metal | a metal in Group 2, reacts with water and oxidizes in air |
| transition metal | a metal in the middle of the periodic table which has multiple oxidation states |
| metal | a element whose atoms loses electrons to become a positive ion |
| metalloid | an element that has both metallic and nonmetallic properties |
| halogen | an element in Group 17 |
| noble gas | a nonreactive element in Group 18 |
| nonmetal | element whose atoms will gain or share electrons in chemical reactions |
| atomic radius | half the distance between two nuclei of identical atoms bonded together |
| ionization energy | energy needed to remove the most loosely bound electron from an atom |
| allotrope | two or more different forms of the same element; same element, built in a different way, Ex: diamond and graphite |
| electronegativity | the measure of attraction for electrons in a bond |