Periodic Table Basics
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Each column in the periodic table is called a _________.
Back
group
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Groups on the periodic table are __________.
Back
Vertical Columns
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Periods on the periodic table are __________.
Back
Horizontal Rows
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
In the periodic table, similar elements are arranged in vertical columns called groups. Some of the major groups include Group 1: alkali metals; Group 2: alkaline earth metals; Group 17: halogens; and Group 18: noble gases. Elements within each group have similar properties and characteristic behaviors because of their similar numbers of valence electrons. In what direction are groups arranged in the periodic table?
Back
Up and down.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
This class of elements are sometimes called "semiconductors."
Back
Metalloids
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the atomic number of an element?
Back
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What do elements in the same group of the periodic table have in common?
Back
They have similar chemical properties and the same number of valence electrons.
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