Columns of elements are called....
groups or families
What are 3 characteristics of metals?
luster, good conductors of heat, ductile, malleable
The periodic table can be divided into 3 categories....what are they?
The number of protons in an atom of a certain element is the same as...
the atomic number
poor conductors of heat, not ductile nor malleable, brittle, dull
All elements have their own unique ____ that consists of one or two letters
symbol
The 7 horizontal rows of the periodic table are called..
periods
The periodic table is organized according to their....
atomic number
The mass number of Potassium.
39.10
an explosion took place in the universe billions of years ago called .....
the Big Bang
An atom that is neither positively or negatively charged.
neutral
Mass number - atomic number = ______ __ ________.
number of neutrons
Draw a box that includes the following information for Calcium
-atomic number, mass #, Symbol, elemental name
