The Periodic Table

Front

What does the #13 stand for?

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Atomic Number

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Front

What does the #232.04 represent?

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Average Atomic Mass

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

Front

What is the definition of a metal?

Back

An element that is shiny and that conducts heat and electricity well.

Front

What is the definition of a nonmetal?

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An element that can be brittle and that conducts heat and electricity poorly.

Front

What is the definition of a metalloid?

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An element that has properties of both metals and nonmetals.

Front

Elements in the same ________ on the periodic table had the same number of valence electrons.

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Group/Family

Front

Properties of elements within a ________ on the periodic table change in a predictable way from one side of the table to the other.

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Period

Front

The number of ________ in an atom determines the identiy of the element.

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protons

Front

What is the purpose of the zigzag line on the periodic table?

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It separates metals from nonmetals.

Front

What is the significance of the vertical columns on the periodic table?

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They are called groups or families and elements in the same group have similar chemical properties.