Periodic Table Vocab Flashcard

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Majority of the Periodic Table; Lose electrons

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metals

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Ability to be made into a sheet or bent

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malleable

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Half the distance between two bonded nuclei

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Atomic Radius

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Elements that act as both metal and nonmetal

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metalloid

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Group 18; inert (unreactive)

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Noble Gas

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Blocking or obscuring

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Shielding

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Desire to gain electrons

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Electronegativity

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Electrons in the highest energy shell

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Valence electrons

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Shiny

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Luster

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Energy needed to remove an electron from an atom

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First ionization energy