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Periodic Table
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8th Grade
10/22/2014

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proton
Definition
is a positively charged particle
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neutron
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is an uncharged paricle
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nucleus
Definition
the combination of protons and neutrons of the atoms
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electrons
Definition
are negatively charged particles that move around outside the nucleus
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atomic number
Definition
the identity of an atom is determined by the number of protons in its nucleus
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atomic mass number
Definition
the total number of protons and neutrons in an atoms' nucleus
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istopes
Definition
are atoms of the same element that have a different number of neutrons
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ion
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is formed when an atom loses or gains one or more electrons
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atomic mass
Definition
the atoms of an element is the average mass of all the element's isotopes
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periodic table
Definition
a table of all the elements
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group
Definition
the elements in a column
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period
Definition
each horizontal row in the periodic table
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reactive
Definition
how likely an element is to undergo a chemical change
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nonmetals
Definition
the elements to the right side of the periodic table
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metalloids
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are elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals
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radioactivity
Definition
atoms that produce energy and particles
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half-life
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the amount of time that it takes for one-half of the atom in a particular sample to decay
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