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periodic table terms
| TERM | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| periodic | descibes somthing that occurs or repeats at regular intervals |
| periodic law | the law that staes that the repeting chemical and phisical properties of elements change perodically with the 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;elements in a group share chemical properties |
| alkali metal | one of the elements of a group 1 of the periodic table (lithium,sodium,patassium,rubidium,cesium,and francium) |
| alkali-earth metal | one of the elements of group 2 of the periodic table (beryllium,magnesium,calcium,strontium,barium,and radium) |
| halogen | ine of the elements of group 17 of the periodic table (fluorine,chlorine,bromine,iodine,and astatine);halogens combine with most metals to form salts |
| noble gas | one of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table (helium,neon,argon,krypton,xeneon,and randon);noble gases are unreative |