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Chemistry St 1: Periodic Table
Vocabulary for California CHE1
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Chemistry
10th Grade
09/20/2011

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Term
Orbital
Definition
Can contain two electrons with paired spins and is often associtated with a specific region of an atom.
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Sublevel
Definition

An energy substate of an atom within a level that designates teh size and shape of an atom.

Indicated by quantum number (l)

Indicated by s, p, d and f in electron configurations

Term
Principal Energy Levels
Definition
The major energy levels of an atom
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Valence Electron
Definition
The electrons in an atoms outermost orbitals.
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Non Metals
Definition
Generally gasses or dull, brittle solids
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Chemical Properties
Definition
The ability or inability of a substance to combine with or change into one or more new substances.
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Ground State
Definition
The lowest allowable energy state of an atom
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Alkali metal
Definition
Group 1A elements (excluding H).
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Periods
Definition
A horizontal row of elements in the modern periodic table
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Cathode Ray Tube
Definition
Used by JJ Thompson to discover the electron
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Metalloids
Definition
Has physical and chemical properties of both metals and non metals.
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Photon
Definition
A praticle of radiation with no mass that carries energy. Example: light
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Proton
Definition
A subatomic particle in an atom's nucleus that has a positive charge
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Groups
Definition
A vertical column of elements in the periodic table.
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Groups
Definition
A vertical column of elements in the periodic table.
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Group
Definition
A vertical column of eleemnts
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Halogen
Definition
A highly reactive group 7A (also called group 17) element.
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Atomic Number
Definition
Equal to the number of protons in an atom
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Transition Metals
Definition
d-block elements
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Physical Properties
Definition
Observed or changed with out changing the sample's composition.
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
Definition
Radiowaves, microwaves, IR, light, UV, x-rays, gamma rays
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Electron Dot Structure
Definition
an element's symbol surrounded by dots representing the atoms S and P valence electrons.
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Neutron
Definition
A neutral subatomic particle in an atom's nucleus
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Octet Rule
Definition
Atoms lose, gain or share electrons in order to have 8 valence electrons
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Electron Configuration
Definition
The arrangement of electrons in an atom
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