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chap 12 vocab p.s.
Chapter 12 vocab for physical science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 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 Group 1 of the periodic table (lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium) |
| alkaline-earth metal | one of the elements of Group 2 of the periodic table (beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium) |
| halogen | one of the elements in 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, xenon, and radon); noble gases are unreactive |