The electrons in the outer energy level.
What are valence electrons?
Columns (up and down) on a periodic table
What are groups?
The elements on the "staircase."
What are metalloids?
Elements that create covalent bonds.
Elements that create ionic bonds.
What is a metal and a nonmetal?
The location of protons and neutrons
What is the nucleus?
Elements in the same group share this.
What is same number of valence electrons?
Elements that conduct electricity.
What are metals?
Electrons are this during covalent bonds.
What is shared?
When a metal loses an electron.
What is a positive ion?
The atomic number is equal to this.
What is the number of protons an atom has?
The majority of elements on the periodic table are this.
What are metals?
Elements that are dull.
What are nonmetals?
2 Nitrogens can create this type of covalent bond.
What is a triple bond?
The element to gain an electron.
What is a nonmetal?
The number of neutrons in an atom of neon with a mass number of 21
What is 11?
The most reactive group.
What is something shiny?
Covalent bonds result in this type of melting and boiling point.
What are low melting and boiling points?
What is a charged atom?
The amount of valence electrons chlorine has.
What is 7?
The reason Noble Gases are not reactive at all.
What is a complete valence shell?
Elements that are mostly gas at room temperature.
What are nonmetals?
Covalent molecules are this types of conductors.
What are poor conductors of electricity?
Ionic bonds tend to form this type of molecule.
What is a salt?