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Title: Periodic table study guide
Description: this has the periodic table study cards
Description: this has the periodic table study cards
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What is the periodic table?
The periodic table is a chart of all the known elements arranged into rows and columns according
to their physical and chemical properties
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Developing a Periodic Table
Dmitri Mendeleev was a Russian chemist who is generally credited with developing the first
periodic table
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Today's Periodic Table
Elements on today's periodic table are arranged in order of increasing atomic number
what does an element's key show ?
An element's key shows important information about it, including its chemical symbol, atomic
number, and atomic mass
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atomic mass
In words, how would you describe the structure of an atom?
In the center core, called the nucleus, is where you will find the positive charged protons and the
neutral/no charged neutrons
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What are the names for the Horizontal rows of the periodic table?
Periods
Atomic Symbol
An abbreviation for an element or atom (example: for Helium it is He)
ELEMENT KEY
shows an element's chemical symbol, atomic number, and atomic mass
Non-Metals
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Metals
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Metalloids
Elements along the staircase
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Ex: Silicon
Halogens
An element belonging to Group 17 of the periodic table
Noble Gases
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(Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton,
Xenon, Radon)
Alkali Metals
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very reactive , soft, silver, shiny, low density;
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Alkaline Earth Metals
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Transition Metals
groups 3-12
What are some properties that repeat themselves in a pattern in the periodic
table?
melting point, boiling point, reactivity
What is Reactivity?
The ability of a substance to react with another substance
What was one problem with Mendeleev's periodic table?
Some elements seemed to be out of place
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What determines an element's place on the periodic table?
The physical and chemical properties of an element and atomic number determine its placement
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What can
you conclude from this observation?
Elements in the same column share more properties than elements in the same row
Title: Periodic table study guide
Description: this has the periodic table study cards
Description: this has the periodic table study cards