phy sci vocab unit 3

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Ability of metals to be drawn into wires

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Ductile

Front

Ability of metals/alloys to be rolled or hammered into thin sheets.

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malleable

Front

Element that is hard, shiny, solid, malleable, and a good conductor of heat and electricity.

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metal

Front

Element sharing properties of metals and nonmetals

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Metalloid

Front

Element that is gas or brittle solid at room temp, poor conductor, not malleable or ductile, and not shiny.

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nonmetal

Front

Element like radium that emits particles and energy

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radioactive element

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Compounds formed when negative ions from an acid combine with positive ions from a base.

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Salt

Front

Materials with conductivity between metals and nonmetals

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semiconductor

Front

Elements in groups 3-12 of the periodic table

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Transition element

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Compound of two elements

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Binary compound