Periodic Table of Elements

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Is Lithium (Li) a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?

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Lithium (Li) is a metal.

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Oxygen is in the 16th group so it has _________ valence electrons.

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Oxygen has 6 valence electrons.

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The Periodic Table of Elements consists of multiple __________ within the elements.

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The Periodic Table consists of patterns.

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Potassium is in the 4th PERIOD so it has _______ orbitals.

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Potassium has 4 orbitals.

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The Periodic Table of Elements is a list of over __________ elements, organized by their properties and compositions.

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The Periodic Table contains over 100 elements.

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What is the atomic number of an element?

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The atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.

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What are groups in the Periodic Table?

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Groups are vertical columns in the Periodic Table that contain elements with similar chemical properties.

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What are periods in the Periodic Table?

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Periods are horizontal rows in the Periodic Table that indicate the number of electron shells in the elements.

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What is a metalloid?

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Metalloids are elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals.

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What is the significance of the Periodic Law?

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The Periodic Law states that the properties of elements are a periodic function of their atomic numbers.