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SCI- Chapter 4: the periodic table
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8th Grade
01/15/2012

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when mendelev made his rrangement of the elements in a table, he found that elements with__________ fell into certain groups on the table
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similar properties
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the atomic number is the number of________ in the nucleus of an atom of the element
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protons
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in the modern periodic table, elements are arranged according to increasing ________________.
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atomic number
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elements in the______ group can because as catlysts
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platinim
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what is the name of elements in group 2 of the periodic table?
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alkaline earth metals
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wht are elements in groups 3-12 of the periodic table called?
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transition elements
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what element conducts electricity when exposed to light; it is used in solar cells and light meters
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Selenium
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does not occur naturally
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synthetic elements
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who was a physicist who organized the modern periodic table by atomic number?
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Moseley
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eight groups on the periodic table
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representative elements
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silvery solids with lw densities and low melting points
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alkali metals
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who was a chemist who arranged elements by atomic mass?
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Mendeleev
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what are salt-formers?
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halogens
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krypton and xenon
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noble gases
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used as fuel in nuclear power plants
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plutonium
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used in home smoke detectors
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americium
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used in batteries
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nickel
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used in X-ray equipment
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lead
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used in baseball bats, cookware, and soft drink cans
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aluminum
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used in cookware
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boron
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used in match heads
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phosphorus
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used in solar cells
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selenium
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used in the filament in light bulbs
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tungsten
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used in computer chips
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silicon
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used as flint in lighters
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cerium
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used in brightly colored paint
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chromium
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kills bacteria in water
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chlorine
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used in strobe lights
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xenon
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used as the liquid in barometers and thermometers
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mercury
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