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Chapter 12 vocabulary

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periodic table   a table that lists all the existing elements  
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periodic   having a regular repeating pattern  
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periodic law   properties of elements are periodic by their atomic numbers  
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Dmitri Mendeleev   created the first periodic table  
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Henry Moseley   created the second periodic table  
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metals   elements that are shiny, good conductors,malleable and ductile  
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non-metals   elements that are dull and are poor conductors  
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metalloids   elements that have properties of both metals and non-metals  
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periods   horizontal rows in the periodic table  
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groups   column of elements in the periodic table  
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ductile   the ability of a substance to be drawn into a wire  
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malleable   the ability of a substance to be pounded into thin sheets  
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luster   an object's ability to reflect light  
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valence   the electrons in an atom's outer most energy level  
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ion   a charged particle that occurs when electrons move from one atom to another  
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families of elements   a column in the periodic table, aka, a group  
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alkali metals   elements in group 1  
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alkaline metals   elements in group 2  
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transition metals   elements in group 3  
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halogens   elements in group 17  
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noble gases   elements in group 18  
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rare earth elements   metal elements found in group 3 of the periodic tableand the 6th and 7th periods, made of two series: Lanthanide and Actinide  
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lanthanides   any of 15 elements from 57-71 that have common properties  
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actinides   elements 90-103 and have common properties  
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reactivity   the tendency of a substance to undergo chemical reaction, either by itself or with other materials, and to release energy  
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