Vocab List # 2: Periodic Table

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Elements that are malleable, ductile, good conductors of electricity, and have a shiny luster.

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Metals

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Table of elements arranged by increasing atomic number

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Periodic Table

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Element that is usually a gas or brittle solid at room temp, poor conductor of heat & electricity.

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Nonmetal

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A substance that easily transfers heat or electricity

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Conductor

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Elements sharing properties of metals and nonmetals

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Metalloids

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A substance that does not easily transfer heat or electricity.

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Insulator

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Ability of a metal to be drawn or stretched without breaking

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Ductile

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Ability of a metal to be shaped by hammering or pressure

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Malleable

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Family of elements in the periodic table with similar properties

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Group

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Horizontal row of elements in the periodic table with gradually changing properties.

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Period