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4.06 Periodic Table
periodic table vocab
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Chemistry
9th Grade
07/16/2019

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Term
periodic table
Definition
All known elements displayed in order of atomic number
Term
atomic mass
Definition
How much an atom weighs

DIFFERENT from mass number
Term
column
Definition
Vertical

Up and down
Term
row
Definition
Horizontal

Left to right
Term
atomic number
Definition
Number of protons in the atom
Term
group
Definition
All of the elements in a column of the periodic table

Columns are vertical (up and down)
Term
period
Definition
All of the elements in a row of the periodic table

Rows are horizontal (left to right)
Term
electronegativity
Definition
Atom’s ability to attract electrons in a bond
Term
electron
Definition
Negatively charged subatomic particle located outside the nucleus of the atom
Term
valence electrons
Definition
Electrons which are found in the outermost energy levels, furthest from the nucleus of the atom

These electrons influence bonding and reactions
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