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26 Cards in this Set
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Industry to which silicon and germanium are important
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Computer
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grouped according to physical and chemical properties
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periodic table
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Elements in vertical rows on the the periodic table
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family/group
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Sodium, hydrogen, and potassium
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Alkali metals
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large family of elements between groups 3 and 12
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Transition elements
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React with alkali metals to form salts
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Halogen
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Has the ability to form an unbelievable number of compounds with just a few other elements
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Carbon
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Generally don't combine with other elements
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Noble gases
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All members of this family are radioactive
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Actinide
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Elements made in the laboratory
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Synthetic
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Found in sand and glass
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Silicon
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Most common metal on the earth's surface
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Aluminum
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Heaviest natural element
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Uranium
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Important in bones and teeth
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Calcium
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A light gas that does not burn
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Helium
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Most plentiful element in the universe
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Hydrogen
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Found in all living substances
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Carbon
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Compounds of this element are important in fertilizers
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Nitrogen
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Combines with almost every other element
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Oxygen
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First person to group the elements according to their properties
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Mendeleev
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Some lanthanides are used to produce
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Steel
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The most familiar metals, such as copper, iron, gold, and silver, are in this family
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Transition
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Made in a laboratory
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Synthetic
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Elements with similiar properties are arranged this way on the Periodic Table
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Vertically
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Characteristic of all metals
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Conduct electricity
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Two most common elements on the earth's surface
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Oxygen and silicon
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