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Chapter 6
The Periodic Table and Periodic Law
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Chemistry
10th Grade
10/13/2007

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Term
periodic law
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there is a periodic repetition of chemical and physical proterties of the elements when they are arranged by increasing atomic number
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group
Definition
a column of the periodic table
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period
Definition
a row of the periodic table
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representative element
Definition
elements in group 1A through 8A (1-2, 13-18)
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transition element
Definition
elements in group 1B through 8B (3-12)
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metal
Definition
shiny, solid, and good conductors of heat and electricity
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alkali metal
Definition
group 1A (1) elements
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alkaline earth metal
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group 2A (2) elements
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transition metal
Definition
transition elements in the main periodic table
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inner transition metal
Definition
transition elements below the main periodict table
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nonmetal
Definition
brittle, dull, and poor conductors of heat and electricity
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halogen
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group 7A (17) elements
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noble gas
Definition
group 8A (18) elements
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metalloid
Definition
elements with physical and chemical properties of both metals and nonmetals
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ion
Definition
an atom or bonded group of atoms that has a positive or negative charge
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ionization energy
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the energy required to remove an electron from a gaseous atom
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octet rule
Definition
atoms tend to gain, lose, or share electrons in order to acquire a full set of eight valence electrons
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electronegativity
Definition
relative ability to attract electrons in a chemical bond
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