Periodic Table Trends
Properties of this section are
Very low reactivity
Low Density (soft)
Silver & Shiny
What is Alkali Metals
The atomic radius increases as you move in this direction
What is Down.
Define Period
What are the rows of the periodic table
The electrons in the outermost energy level
What is Valence Electrons
Properties of the halogens
What is: All nonmetals, very reactive, and poor conductors
A force of attraction or repulsion caused by charged particles
What is Coulumb Force
Column 3 can have this many valence electrons
What is 3
The missing Noble Gases property is what
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All nonmetals
nonreactive
What is Colorless
The atomic radius does this when you move right
What is Decreases
Define atomic radius
What is the distance from the center of the nucleus to the outermost energy level of an atom
This number represents the amount of valence electrons in each column.
What is the "A" number
This periodic table family contains these properties
Moderately reactive
Good conductors
high densities
What is Transition Metals
The element that has the biggest atomic radius
What is Francium
Define Ionization Energy
What is the amount of energy needed to remove one valence electron from an atom
From the top of the periodic table to the bottom, the number of valence electrons does this
What is nothing
The Alkaline Earth Metals are located in this section of the periodic table.
What is 2A
The element that has the smallest atomic radius
What is Helium
An atom that has lost or gained one or more valence electron.
What is an Ion
A high amount of valence electrons usually means that the radius is this
What is small