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
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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