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22 Cards in this Set
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Alkali Metal |
An element in group 1 of the periodic table. These elements are extremely reactive |
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Alkaline Metal |
An element in group 2 of the periodic table. These elements are very reactive |
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Anion |
A negatively charged ion |
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Atomic Radius |
The size of an atom |
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Brittle |
The ability to be crushed into pieces when hammered |
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Cation |
A positevly charged Ion |
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Diatomic Molecule |
A nonmetal atom that forms one or more nonpolar covalent bonds with another atom of the same element to form a molecule consisting of the two atoms when there is no other element tob bond with |
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Ductile |
The ability to be stretched into a wire, a propertu of metals |
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Dull |
The lack of ability to reflect light efficiently, a property of non-metal |
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Group |
Columns down the periodic tabel that denote elements with the same number of valence electrons and similar chemical properties |
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Halogen |
An element in group 17 of the periodic table. These elements are extremely reactive |
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Ionic Radius |
The size of an ion compared to the original atom |
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Luster |
The ability to reflect light, a property of metals |
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Malleable |
The ablilty to be hammered or rolled into thin sheets |
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Metal |
Elements that have low electronegativity ionization energy and large radius that tend to lose electrons to form chemical bonds |
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Metalloid |
Elements that exhibit properties of both metals and non-metals |
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Monatomic Molecule |
An atom of noble gas, |
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Noble Gas |
An element in group 18 of the periodic table. These elements are non-reactive |
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Non-metal |
Elememts that gave high electronegativity and ionzation energy and small radius that tend to gain or share electrons to form chemical bonds |
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Non-reactive |
Non-capable of readily undegoing a chemical change |
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Oxidation |
The lose of valence electrons from an atom or ion |
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Period |
Rows across the periodic table that denote elements with the same number of principle energy levels |
