Science 10 Chemistry Part 1 VOCAB

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Horizontal rows of the periodic table

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Period

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Building blocks of elements

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Atoms

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Left of the 'ladder': shiny solids, good conductors

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Metals

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Right of the 'ladder', exists in all three states of matter.

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Non-metals

Front

Vertical columns of the periodic table

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Periodic Group/Family

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A charged atom with unequal electrons and protons

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Ion

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Atom with a negative charge

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Anion

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Metals (+) bond with non-metals (-) by stealing.

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Ionic Compound

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Non-metals bond by sharing:

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Covalent Compound

Front

Group of atoms with an overall ionic charge

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Polyatomic Ion