Vocab Quiz 4: Periodic Table 1

Definition: Number of protons and neutrons

• Periodic Table

• Atomic mass

• Metalloids

• Atomic number

Definition: The ability of a metal to be shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure

• Ductile

• Nonmetals

• Malleable

• Insulator

Definition: Family of elements in the periodic table that have similar physical and/or chemical properties

• Metals

• Periodic Table

• Period

• Group

Elements that are malleable, ductile, good conductors of electricity, and generally have a shiny or metallic luster.

• Metalloids

• Metals

• Insulator

• Period

A table in which elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number.

• Common Polyatomic Ions

• Valence Electrons

• Group

• Periodic Table

An electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules.

• Protons

• Neutrons

• Atomic Number

• Valence Electrons

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Element that is usually a gas or a brittle solid at room temperature and is a poor conductor of heat and electricity.

• Metalloids

• Malleable

• Mercury

• Nonmetals

The property of allowing heat or electricity to go through something.

• Conductivity

• Ductile

• Insulator

• Group

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Pure substance consisting of only one type of atom.

• Nonmetals

• Ductile

• Conductor

• Element

Horizontal row of elements in the periodic table whose properties change gradually and predictably.

• Metals

• Period

• Group

• Family