| atomic radii | | These elements have characteristics of metals and nonmetals. |
| electron | | Superman might avoid this one. |
| properties | | The most reactive metal. |
| rare earth | | Uranium is an example of a ________ ________ element. |
| calcium | | The symbol for this element is Sn. |
| aluminum | | As you move from left to right across the periodic table the _______________ energy of the atom will increase. |
| atomic number | | Has 19 protons |
| proton | | Differences in reactivity among the akaline earth metals are shown by ways they react with water. |
| gold | | Family with a member which is important for resipration and another for producing compounds which are real stinky. |
| Democritus | | Most elements are some type of __________. |
| periodic | | This number tells you how many protons are in one atom of an element. |
| compact | | This family contains the element upon which all life on Earth is based. |
| carbon | | The most reactive nonmetal. |
| Demitri Mendeleev | | Most nonmetals are either a solid or ________ at room temperature. |
| nitrogen | | This element has the same number of valence electrons as magnesium and beryllium. |
| oxygen | | The symbol for this element is Na. |
| carbon | | Means "a repeatable pattern". |
| potassium | | Subatomic particle with a positive charge |
| mendelevium | | Element with an atomic mass of 12.011 |
| neon | | Which is the more reactive metal, rubidium or magnesium? |
| bromine | | The electrons in the outer energy level of an atom. |
| sulfur | | The horizontal rows are referred to as ____________ . |
| tin | | Las Vegas uses this innert gas a lot to make brightly lit signs. |
| arsenic | | How many periods does the periodic table have? |
| iron | | As you move from left to right across the periodic table the _______ ______ gets smaller. |
| rubidium | | The most abundant element in the Earth's crust. |
| metalloids | | This metalloid is important to the electronics industry. |
| nitrogen | | Most people put great value in this transition metal. |
| outer | | How many metalloids are listed on the periodic table? |
| ionization | | Subatomic particle with a negative charge. |
| group | | Group 17 or 7A are called the __________. |
| metal | | Does selenium have more in common with sulfur or bromine? |
| carbon | | Atoms that have the same number of protons but different number of neutrons. |
| oxygen | | Group 1 or 1A are called the __________ metals. |
| lithium | | The most abuntant metal in the Earth's crust. |
| isotopes | | The columns are referred to as ____________ . |
| seven | | This nonmetal is the most common element in the Earth's atmosphere. |
| alkali | | Group 2 or 2A are called the _______________ metals. |
| fluorine | | The ancient Greek who first proposed the existance of atoms. |
| sodium | | Used with carbon to make steel. |
| neutron | | Nobel gases have a full __________ energy level. |
| water | | The only nonmetal which is a liquid at room temperature. |
| valence | | Elements in the same group have similar _______________ . |
| halogens | | Copper is an example of a ____________ metal. |
| noble gases | | The only metal that is a liquid at room temperature. |
| periods | | These elements have 7 valence electrons. |
| halogens | | Subatomic partile with a neutral charge |
| krypton | | Except for water most of the compounds in your body contain this element. |
| gas | | Oderless, colorless and nonreactive. |
| solid | | This family contains two elements often found in plant fertilizers. |
| groups | | Used in the rechargeble batteries. |
| hydrogen | | The element with the the smallest atom, yet the most abundant element in the universe. |
| nickle | | Five cents. |
| transition | | The rare earth elements are placed below the periodic table to make the table more _________. |
| seven | | On the periodic table elements are arranged by increasing atomic ____________. |
| mercury | | Atoms in the same ________ have the same number of valence electrons. |
| number | | Almost all metals are ________ at room temperature. |
| alkaline | | First to invent a usable periodic table of the elements. |
| francium | | This metalloid has been used in poisons and insecticides. |
| silicon | | Named after the creator of the periodic table. |