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Chapter 12 Vocabulary (Periodic Table Terms)
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Periodic | Describes something that occurs or repeats at regular intervals |
| Periodic law | The law that states that the repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the atomic numbers of the elemnts |
| Period | In chemistry, a horizontal row of elements in the periodic table |
| group | A vertical coloumn of elements in the periodic table; elements in a group share chemical properties |
| alkali metal | one of the elements of group one of the periodic table of elements |
| 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 of elements |
| noble gas | one of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table of elements |