Vocabulary 5 Flashcard

Front

What is an element that is shiny and conducts heat and electricity well?

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Metal

Front

What do you call a horizontal row of elements in the periodic table?

Back

Period

Front

What are the metallic elements in group 2 of the periodic table that are harder than alkali metals and less reactive?

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Alkaline Earth Metals

Front

What is an atom or group of atoms that has a positive or negative charge?

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Ion

Front

What are the elements in Groups 3 through 12 of the periodic table called?

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Transition Metals

Front

What is the term for a substance made of two or more different types of atoms bonded together?

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Compound

Front

What is the name of the vertical columns in the periodic table?

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Groups

Front

What is the term for the smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element?

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Atom

Front

What are the elements in Group 18 of the periodic table known for being inert and non-reactive?

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Noble Gases

Front

What is the term for elements that are poor conductors of heat and electricity?

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Nonmetals