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about the periodic table, Element families, and definitions

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The law that states that the chemical properties of the elements periodic functions of their atomic numbers?   Periodic Law  
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Column of elements in the periodic table   Group/family  
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Horizontal row of elements in the periodic table   Period  
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Element that is a good conductor of heat and electricity, lose electrons, is shiny, has a high melting point, and is ductile and malleable   Metal  
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shininess   Luster  
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Able to be drawn into a thin wire   Ductile  
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Able to be hammered into a thin sheet   Malleable  
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Wearing away of a metal due to a chemical reaction in which the metal element is changed to a metallic substance   Corrosion  
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the opposite of a metal   Nonmetal  
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Has properties of metals and nonmetals   Metalloids  
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Element family 1 and has 1 valence electron   Alkali metals  
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element family 2 and has 2 valence electrons   Alkaline Earth metals  
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Has properties that don't fit in the other families   Transition metals  
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Family 13 and has 3 valence electrons   Boron family  
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Family 14 and has 4 valence electrons   Carbon family  
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Family 15 and has 5 valence electrons   Nitrogen family  
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Family 16 and has 6 valence electrons   Oxygen family  
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Family 17 and has 7 valence electrons   Halogen family  
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Member of family 18 and has 8 valence electrons   Noble gas  
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Elements in the Lanthanoid and Actinoid series   Rare-Earth elements  
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First row of rare-earth metals   Lanthoid series  
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Second row of rare-earth metals   actinoid series  
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