Science Vocab - periodic table

• come in groups of three, all with similar properties

• triads

• Elements
• Periods
• Groups

repeating patterns of properties

• periodic table

• periodicity

• law of octaves

• periodic law

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the law which states that every eighth element is similar

• Law of Octaves
• Law of Triads
• Periodic Law
• Avogadro's Law

the law that states that the properties of the elements vary with their atomic numbers in a regular, repeated pattern

• Periodic Law
• Law of Conservation of Mass
• Boyle's Law
• Newton's Law of Motion

a table of the chemical elements arranged to display their periodic properties in relation to their atomic numbers

• Periodic Table
• Mendeleev's Table
• Atomic Table
• Elemental Table

a column of elements in the periodic table having similar valence electron arrangement, resulting in similar chemical properties; also known as a group

• Period
• Atomic Number
• Family

• Atomic Mass

an electron in the outermost energy level of a neutral atom

• valence electron

• neutron

• proton

• electron

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a row in the periodic table of the elements; also called a series

• period

• group

an element that is typically dense, solid, ductile, malleable, highly conductive, and chemically reactive, especially in the presence of nonmetal elements

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid
• Noble Gas

an element with characteristics between those of metals and nonmetals; also called semi-conductors

• Metalloid
• Alkali metal
• Noble gas
• Halogen