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Periodic Table
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09/13/2004

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Term
Element
Definition
Substance made up of only one kind of atom.
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Family
Definition
Columns going up and down the periodic table. Elements in a family have similar proerties. Also called a group.
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Period
Definition
The rows going across the periodic table. Atomic numbers increase by 1 as you go down each period.
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Groups
Definition
Columns going up and down the periodic table. Elements in a group have similar proerties. Also called a family.
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Energy levels
Definition
The place in an atom where electrons are likely to be. All elements in the same period have the same energy levels.
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Metals
Definition
Found on the LEFT of the periodic table.
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Nonmetals
Definition
Found on the right of the periodic table.
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Mendeleev
Definition
Created the first periodic table.
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Symbol
Definition
Abbreviation for an element.
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Mass number
Definition
The number of protons and neutrons in one atome of an element.
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Atomic number
Definition
Number of protons in one atom of an element. Elements are placed on the periodic table in order of their atomic numbers.
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Atomic mass.
Definition
The average mass of all known isotopes of an element.
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