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Periodic table(chapter6)
Periodic table
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Chemistry
11th Grade
10/21/2011

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Periodic law
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the statement that there is a periodic repetition of chemical and physical properties of the elements when they are arranged by increasing atomic number
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Groups
Definition
a series of columns; families
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Periods
Definition
rows
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Representaive elements
Definition
the elements in groups 1,2, and 13 to 18 possess a wide range of chemical and physical properties
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Transition elements
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the elements in groups 3 to 12; elements a re classified as metals, non-metals, and metalloids
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Metals
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elements that are generally shiny when smooth and clean, solid at room temperature, and good conductors of heat and electricity
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Alkali metals
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group 1 elements, except for hydrogen, they are reactive and usually exist as compounds with other elements
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Alkanline earth metals
Definition
group 2 elements in the modern periodic table and are highly reactive
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Transition metals
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an element in groups 3-12 that is contained in the d-block of the periodic table and,with some exceptions, is characterized by a filled outermost s orbital of energy level n , and filled or partially filled d orbitals of energy levl n-1
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Inner transition metal
Definition
a type of group B elemntcontained that is in the f-block of the periodic table and is characterized by afilled outermost orbital, and filled or partially 4f and 5f orbitals
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Lanthanide series
Definition
the f- block elements from period 6 that follow the element lanthanum
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Actinide series
Definition
the f-block elements from period 7 that follow the elements actinium
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Nonmetal
Definition
elemenst that are generally gases or dull, brittle solids that are poor conductors of heat and electricity
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Halogen
Definition
a highly reactive group 17 element
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Noble gas
Definition
an extremely unreactive group 18 element
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Metalloid
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an element that has physical and chemical properties of both metals and nonmetals
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Ion
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an atom or bonded group of atoms with 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
states that atoms lose,gain, or share electron in order acquire the stable electron configuration of a nolbe gas
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Electronegativity
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indicates the relative ability of an element's atoms to attract electrons in a chemical bond
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