Metals, Metalloids, or Nonmetals
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Element Properties
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100

Good conductors

Metals

100


Noble gases

100

Makes up 90% of the universe

Hydrogen

100

Shiny

Luster

100

Occur after uranium 

Transuranium elements 

200

Usually gases or brittle solids at room temperature 

Nonmetals
200


Inner transition metals

200

Most abundant metal in the Earth's crust

Aluminum 

200

Two different forms of the same element

Allotrope

200

Iron triad

Iron, cobalt, nickel

300

Found on the right hand side of the stair-step line

Nonmetals

300


Alkali metals

300

Used in bipolar disease medication

Lithium

300

Conduct electricity better than nonmetals, but not as good as metals

Semiconductors 

300

Most abundant halogen

Chlorine 

400

Form ionic or covalent bonds

Metalloids or Nonmetals

400


Halogens

400

Used to be used in paint

Lead

400

Two atoms of the same element bonded together covalently 

Diatomic molecule

400

Allotropes of carbon (need 2)

Diamonds, graphite, buckminsterfullerene 

500

Used in fireworks

Metals

500


Alkaline earth metals

500

80% of the air your breathe

Nitrogen

500

Solid goes directly to a gas when heated

Sublimation 

500

Absorbs x-rays

Barium

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