Chemistry - Chapter 6 Vocabulary (Pearson)

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

• metal

• nonmetal

• periodic law

• metalloid

Generally good conductors of heat and electric current.

• metals

• nonmetals

• periodic law

• metalloid

Poor conductors of heat and electric current.

• metals

• nonmetals

• periodic law

• metalloid

Generally has properties that are similar to those of metals and nonmetals.

• metals

• nonmetals

• periodic law

• metalloid

The elements in Group 1A

• alkali metals

• alkaline earth metals

• halogens

• noble gas

The elements in Group 2A

• alkali metals

• alkaline earth metals

• halogens

• noble gases

The nonmetals of Group 7A.

• alkali metals

• alkaline earth metals

• halogens

• noble gases

The elements in group 8A of the periodic table

• alkali metals

• alkali earth metals

• halogens

• noble gases

Elements in Groups 1A through 7A are often referred to as _____.

• representative elements

• alkali metals

• transition metals

• inner transition metals

The Group B elements that are usually displayed in the main body of a periodic table.

• representative elements

• alkali metals

• transition metals

• inner transition metals