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Metals and Nonmetals
Periodic Table
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Who is the Lewis Dot Structure named after

Lewis

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"Father of Modern Chemistry"

Dmitri Mendeleev

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Atomic Number tells us the number of what particle

Protons/Electrons

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One of the two metals that are liquid at room temperature

Gallium or Mercury

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What direction is a period on the Periodic Table

Horizontal

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Group of symbols that show the ratio of elements in a compound

Chemical Formula

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This scientist theorized that electrons are found in orbits around the nucleus

Niels Bohr

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In Beta Decay what happens to the atomic mass of the original element

Nothing

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What are 2 properties of a nonmetal

Non-conductors, no luster, typically gas at room temperature, non-malleable, not ductile

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Groups 3-12 on the Periodic Table

Transition Metals

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Attraction between two oppositely charged atoms

Ionic Bond

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Who developed the first Atomic Theory

John Dalton

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How were the elements originally organized on the Periodic Table

By Atomic Mass

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Metals are found on this side of the Periodic Table

Left

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The most reactive group of Metals

Alkali Metals

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Subatomic particles involved in chemical bonding and that have the highest energy within an atom

Valence Electrons

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What type of particles did Ernest Rutherford "shoot" at the Gold Foil in his famous experiment

Alpha Particles

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What subatomic particles varies between isotopes of an element

Neutrons

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If a material can be drawn into long wires, it is said to have this characteristic

Ductile

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The least reactive group on the Periodic Table is this group and why are they the least reactive

Noble Gases/Group 18. 8 valence electrons

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A bond in which electrons are shared equally

Nonpolar Bond

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Marie Curie studied at this school in Paris, France

Sorbonne

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In Alpha Decay, what is emitted and how does that change the original element

Helium Atom; mass number decreases by 4 and atomic number decreases by 2.

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This material tends to gain electrons in a chemical reaction

Nonmetals

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The bottom two rows of the Periodic Table are called

Lanthanides and Actinides

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