Unit 2 Experience 1 - The Periodic Table: An Overview

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Period

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Each horizontal row (across) in the periodic table.

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When elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number, there is a periodic repetition of their physical and chemical properties.

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Periodic Law

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Group

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Each vertical column (up and down) of elements.

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A type of element that is a good conductor of heat and electric current.

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Metal

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Nonmetal

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An element that tends to be a poor conductor of heat and electric current.

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An element that tends to have properties that are similar to those of metals and nonmetals.

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Metalloid

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What state of matter do metals usually take?

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Solids

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What state of matter to nonmetals usually take at room temp?

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Gasses

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What are the main group elements?

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1, 2 and 13-18