Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Periodic Table V.o.c

Periodic table vocab

QuestionAnswer
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 a horizonal row of elements in the periodic table.
group a vertical column of elements in the periodic table; elements in a group share chemical properties.
ion an atom, radical, or molecule, that has gained or lost one or more electrons and has a negative or positive charge.
metal an element that is shiny and that conducts heat and electricity well.
nonmetal an element that conducts heat and electricity poorly.
semiconductor an element or compound that conducts electric current better than an insulator does but not as well as a conductor does.
metalloid semiconductors
family a group of elements that have similar characteristics.
alkali metal one of the elements of Group 1 of the periodic table.
alkaline earth metal one of the elements of Group 2 of periodic table.
transition metal one of the metals that can use the inner shell before using the outer shell to bond.
noble gas (inert gas) one of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table.
halogen one of the elements of group 17 of the periodic table.
Mendeleev Russian chemist who was one of the first scientists to design a way of organizing the elements.
rare earth metals A group of reactive, often toxic, metal elements, also called lanthanides; a collection of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table.
lanthanide series the rare-earth elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71.
actinide series a series of 15 radioactive elements with increasing atomic numbers from actinium to lawrencium.
chalcogen the chemical elements in group 16 of the periodic table; of the periodic table.
Created by: mmalone15
Popular Science sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards