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This is the smallest part of an element that still has the characteristics of the element.
Atom
This kind of element is usually brittle or a gas, and are not good conductors of electricity or heat.
Nonmetals
This is the most important number in the element's periodic table entry. It tells how many protons the element has.
Atomic Number
This kind of element has some of the properties of metals and some properties of nonmetals.
Metalloids
This number is bigger than the atomic number and is usually at the bottom of the entry for the element.
Atomic Mass/Weight
This type of element is usually a good conductor of heat and electricity and can be hammered into sheets or made into wires.
Metals
This is the abbreviation for the element.
Atomic Symbol
These are special elements that are on the far right hand side of the periodic table. They have a special name.
Noble Gasses
This is the scientist who first developed the Periodic Table of Elements.
Dmitri Mendeleev
What element has the elemental symbol W?
Tungsten
*They have full electron shells
*They don't bond (combine) with other elements