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Periodic Table Video

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Define allotrope   Elements that come in different forms  
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Example of an allotrope   Carbon  
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Name 9 physical characteristics of elements   color, odor, state, solubility, malleability, ductility, freezing point, melting point, melting point  
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Who was given credit for creating the periodic table?   A Russian scientist named Dmitri Mendeleev  
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Why was Dmitri Mendeleev given credit for discovering the table?   He predicted almost accurate properties for elements that had not yet been discovered.  
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What was Mendeleev's table based on?   Increasing atomic mass  
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What is the current table based on?   Increasing atomic number  
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Who changed the table? When?   A British scientist named Henry Moseley in 1913  
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Who was the German scientist who was working on creating the table around the same time as Mendeleev?   Lothar Meyer  
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Define atomic number   The number of protons in an atom's nucleus  
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Define atomic mass   The number of neutrons and protons (nucleons) in an atom's nucleus.  
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What are vertical columns in the table called?   Groups or families  
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How many families are there in the table?   18  
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What are the horizontal rows in the table called?   Periods  
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How many periods are in the table?   7  
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What is Group 1 called?   alkali metals  
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What is Group 2 called?   alkaline earth metals  
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What is Group 17 called?   halogens  
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What is Group 18 called (both names)?   inert gases or noble gases  
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What are elements located left of the staircase called?   metals (besides hydrogen)  
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What are the elements located to the right of the staircase called?   non-metals  
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What are the elements that border the staircase called?   metalloids (besides aluminum and polonium)  
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How many metalloids are there?   7  
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What are the large group of elements in the center of the table (Groups 3-12) called?   transition metals  
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What are the elements located at the bottom of the periodic table called?   rare earth metals  
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How many elements are there?   118  
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