Who's yer daddy? Vertical columns on the periodic table are called these
What are groups/families?
This state of matter has highly energized particles and can be very compressed.
What is a gas?
This determines the identity of an atom, if the number of these changes, so does the atom
What is a proton
The electrons in this state are not attached to any one nucleus and neon signs are an example
What is plasma?
These "royal" elements are found on the far right column of the periodic table and don't react with other elements
What are the noble gasses.
The name for the group of elements in the far left column- they have only one valence electron.
What are the alkali metals?
If you are a solid, then your atoms don't like doing this
What is changing shape?
All atoms want to have a full one of these
What is their valence electron shell?
Elements in the same period have the same # of this
What are electron orbitals?
The atoms in a liquid are free to move around and take the shape of their container but they can't be this.
What is compressed?
This is the number of electrons that fit in the first, second and third electron shell respectively.
What is 2, 8 and 8
Elements on the periodic table are grouped into one of these three categories.
What are metals, nonmetals, metalloids?
Temperature is not "heat"- rather it is a measurement of this.
What is the atomic vibrations of the atoms of a substance?
Changes from unit to unit in the metric system are easier because it is based on this number.
What is 10?