Chapter 5 vocab quiz

A chart that arranges elements having similar properties into the same groups.

• periodic table

• atomic number

• period

• chemical family

A property of matter that can be either positive, negative, or neutral.

• nonmetal

• metal

• strong force

• electrostatic charge

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The attractive force that holds the nucleus of an atom together.

• valence electron

• strong force

• electron energy level

• chemical family

The number of protons in one atom of a particular element.

• electrostatic charge

• atomic mass

• atomic number

• chemical family

The number of protons plus the number of neutrons in one atom.

• atomic mass

• atomic number

• period

• chemical family

A location of electrons surrounding the nucleus in the atom.

• electrostatic charge

• electron dot diagram

• electron energy level

• valence electron

A horizontal row of the periodic table.

• nonmetal

• metal

• period

• chemical family

A group of elements that have similar properties.

• chemical family

• period

• periodic table

• electron dot diagram

An electron in the outermost energy level of an atom.

• valence electron

• electron energy level

• strong force

• electrostatic charge

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An element that is typically shiny and hard and a good conductor of heat and electricity.

• period

• chemical family

• metal

• nonmetal