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Who developed the periodic table |
Dimitri Mendeleev |
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How is the periodic table organized? |
It is organized by atomic mass and physical and chemical properties. |
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What is the only liquid element that is considered a metal? |
Mercury |
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What are the three categories of elements? |
Metals,Non-Metals and Mettaloids |
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What state of matter is a metal? |
Solids with the exception of mercury |
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What state of matter are nonmetals? |
Non-metals can be any states of matter. |
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What are metalloids? |
Metalloids are elements located along the staircase line they have properties of both metals and nonmetals |
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What state of matter are metalloids? |
Metalloids can be any state of matter |
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Are metals lustrous? |
Metals have high lustre and are very lustrous. |
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Do metals have high electrical conductivity? |
The majority of metals are really conductors and have a high electrical conductivity. |
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Do nonmetals have high lustre |
Nonmetals are very dull and have slow lustre meaning they’re not lustrous |
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Do metals have high ductility |
The majority of metals have high ductility |
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Do nonmetals have high ductility |
The majority of nonmetals are not ductile |
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What is the malleability of metals |
All metals are malleable |
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What is a malleability of nonmetals |
Non-metals are not malleable |
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What is the definition of a metal |
A metal is an element that is lustrous malleable and ductile and conducts heat and electricity |
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What is the definition of a nonmetal |
A nonmetal is an element usually a gas or dull powdery solid that does not conduct heat or electricity |
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What is a vertical column on the periodic table called |
A Group |
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What do elements in the same group on the periodic table have in common |
They share similar physical and chemical properties |
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What is a horizontal row on the periodic table called |
A period |
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What happens when you go further write on a period on the periodic table? |
The atoms increase in atomic weight, atomic number, number of electrons, number of protons and chemical reactivity |
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What family is on group one of the periodic table |
The alkali metals |
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What is the only element in group one that is not considered an alkali metal |
Hydrogen |
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What family is the element hydrogen considered to be part of |
Halogen |
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What are the main characteristics of alkali metals |
They are shiny silvery soft and highly reactive with air and water |
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What are some examples of alkali metals |
Lithium, sodium, potassium rubidium, caesium and francium |
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What family is inside group 2 on the PEriodic table |
The alkaline earth metals |
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What are some characteristics of alkaline earth metals |
They are shiny but not as soft as the alkali metals many burn was a bright coloufor flames |
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What are some examples of alkaline earth metals |
Beryllium, magnesium, calcium strontium, barium and radium |
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What family is located inside group 7 of the periodic table |
The halogens |
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What are some characteristics of halogens |
Halogens are very reactive gases many are poisonous even in small amounts |
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What are some examples of halogens |
Fluorine, chlorine, bromine astatine, Tennessine, iodine |
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What family is located inside group 8 of the periodic table |
The noble gases |
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What are some characteristics of the noble gases |
All noble gases are colourless odourless and tasteless in a very stable and harmless to humans |
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What are some examples of noble gases |
Neon Argon krypton xenon radon |
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What is the most reactive alkali metal |
Francium |
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What is the most reactive halogen |
Fluorine |
