History
Groups & Regions
Trends
Vocabulary
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A horizontal row on the periodic table

Period

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Elements that are shiny, malleable, and ductile

Metals

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How well an atom holds onto its electrons

Electronegativity

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The small number that determines how many atoms are in a compound

Subscript

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What the periodic table is arranged by

Atomic number

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Elements that do not conduct heat, and gain electrons when bonding

Nonmetals

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Electronegativity's trend on the periodic table goes...

Up & to the right

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The big number that determines how many molecules are present

Coefficient

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What the periodic table used to be made of

A deck of cards

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Group 3 elements

Transition Metals

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The atomic radius trend on the periodic table goes...

Down and to the left

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Energy needed to transfer a valence electron to another element

First Ionization Energy

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Categorizing items based on multiple attributes

Cross-classification

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Group 8 elements

Noble Gases

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The estimated size of an atom's electron cloud

Atomic Radius

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How willing an atom is to lose electrons

Metallic Character