Unit 4 vocab

Front

Distance from nucleus to outermost electrons.

Back

atomic radius

Front

Property indicating how strongly an atom attracts electrons in a bond.

Back

electronegativity

Front

Distribution of an atom's electrons among energy levels and orbitals.

Back

electron configuration

Front

Energy to remove the most loosely held electron from an atom

Back

ionization energy

Front

Horizontal row in the periodic table with same energy levels.

Back

period

Front

Natural law stating that the chemical and physical properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers.

Back

Periodic law

Front

Arrangement of elements by atomic numbers showing periodic functions.

Back

Periodic table

Front

Electrons in inner levels block nucleus attraction for valence electrons.

Back

shielding effect

Front

Electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom

Back

Valence electrons

Front

Largest atomic radius atom?

Back

francium