Vocabulary
Organizing the Elements
Classifying the Elements
Periodic Trends
Electron Configurations
100
This type of element is a good conductor of heat and electric current.
What is a metal?
100
These types of elements make up the majority of the periodic table.
What are metals?
100
Groups 3-12 on the periodic table are called this.
What are transition metals?
100
The atomic radius does this in size when moving from the top of a group to the bottom.
What is increases?
100

This is the electron configuration for helium.

What is 1s^2?

200
This is the name of Group 2A on the periodic table.
What is the alkaline earth metals?
200
This group of elements form salts.
What is the halogens?
200
The p-block in an electron configuration makes up these groups on the periodic table.
What are groups 13-18 (3A-8A)?
200
Electronegativity does this when it moves from the top of a group to a bottom.
What is decreases?
200

This is the electron configuration for sodium.

What is 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^1 OR... what is [Ne]3s^1?

300
This is the group on the periodic table that rarely forms bonds with other elements.
What are the noble gases?
300
These elements are semi-conductors and have characters similar to those of metals and nonmetals.
What are metalloids?
300
The alkali metals make up this level of electron configuration. (Be specific. Include letter AND number!)
What is s^1?
300
This element has the bigger electronegativity between carbon and nitrogen.
What is nitrogen?
300

This is the electron configuration for potassium.

What is 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^1 OR... what is [Ar]4s^1?

400
This is one half of the distance between the nuclei of atoms.
What is the atomic radius?
400
He arranged the periodic table in order of increasing atomic mass.
Who is Mendeleev?
400
Magnesium has an electron configuration that ends in this level and number.
What is 3s^2?
400
Which element has the biggest electronegativity between sodium and potassium?
What is sodium?
400

This is the electron configuration for argon.

What is 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 OR... what is [Ne]3s^2 3p^6?

500
This is the ability of an atom of an element to attract electrons when the atom is in a compound.
What is electronegativity?
500
In the modern day periodic table, elements are arranged in order of increasing ________________.
What is atomic number?
500
Titanium has an electron configuration that ends in this letter and number.
What is 3d^2?
500
Which element has the biggest atomic radius between bromine and chlorine?
What is bromine?
500

This is the electron configuration for copper.

What is 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 3s^2 3p^6 4s^2 3d^9? OR... what is [Ar] 4s^2 3d^9?

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