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Chapter 12 Elements
Chapter 12 vocab and periodic table
| Vocabulary 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 atomic numbers of the elements. |
| Period | In chemistry, a horizontal row of elements in the periodic table. |
| Group | A vertical column of elements in the periodic table. |
| Alkali Metal | One group of elemtents of group one of the periodic table. |
| Alkaline-earth metal | One group of elements of group 2. |
| Halogen | One of the elements in group 17 of the periodic table. (Halogens combine with most metals to form salts) |
| Noble Gas | One of the elements of Group 18 of the periodic Table. (Noble Gasses are unreactive.) |