metals
metalloids
non-metals
vocabulary
periodic table surprise
100

how shiny a metal is, how well it reflects light

what is luster?

100

an element that has physical and chemical properties of both metals and non-metals

what is a metalloid?

100

these have none of the same properties as metals

what are non-metals?

100

the positively charged particle that lives in atoms

what are protons?

100

a chart of the elements arranged into rows and columns according to their physical and chemical properties

what is the periodic table?

200

when an element is easily pulled into wires

what is ductile (or ductility)?

200

an element that conducts electricity at high temperatures, but not at low temperatures

what is a semiconductor?

200

this is what something is when it has no luster

what is dull?

200

this atomic particle contributes to almost none of an atoms weight 

what is an electron?

200

a row on the periodic table, the physical and chemical properties of the elements change

what is a period?

300

this is the most malleable metal

what is gold?

300

this is the most abundant metalloid in the universe

what is silicon?

300

an element in group 17, any of these elements can react with a metal to form a salt

what is a halogen?

300

you need to add the number of this atomic particle to the number of protons to get the atomic mass of an element (_________ + protons = atomic mass)

what are neutrons?

300

this is also known as a group, elements have similar chemical and reactive properties

what is a group?

400

this element has the highest conductibility to heat and electricity of all elements

what is silver?

400

this is a useful property of metalloids that is often used in electronic devices 

what is semi-conductivity?

400

an element in group 18, they were added to the periodic table many years after its creation

what are noble gases?

400

iron + carbon

what is steel?

400

the number of protons an element has is equivalent to this 

what is the atomic number?

500

the elements in group 1 are also known as this

what are alkali metals?
500

this element is a semiconductor that is commonly used for computers and other electronic devices

what is silicon?

500

this element is found in most of the compounds that make up living organisms 

what is carbon?

500

a repeating pattern

what is periodic?

500

2 is the atomic number for this element

what is Helium (He)?