Properties of Elements

Front

What are the characteristics used to describe a substance?

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Properties

Front

What are the horizontal rows on the periodic table called?

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Periods

Front

What type of elements are good conductors of heat and electric current?

Back

Metals

Front

What is the temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas?

Back

Boiling Point

Front

What type of elements are poor conductors of heat and electric current?

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Nonmetals

Front

What is the term for elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals?

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Metalloids

Front

What is the term for the vertical columns in the periodic table?

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Groups or Families

Front

What is the term for the ability of a substance to be drawn into a wire?

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Ductility

Front

What is the term for the ability of a substance to be hammered or pressed into thin sheets?

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Malleability

Front

What is the term for the temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid?

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Melting Point