Chemistry Flashcards
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Luster is…
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Shiny
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Malleability is…
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Bendable
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On the periodic table vertical columns are called…
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Chemical Families
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On the periodic table rows are called…
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Periods
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What equals the protons and increases by 1 through the periodic table?
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Atomic number
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Alkali metals
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Column 1, react with water
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Alkali earth metals
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Column 2, react less than alkali metals
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Noble gases
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Column 8 don’t react
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Most elements are…
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Metals
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Describe electrons
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Outside nucleus, no mass, charge -1
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Describe protons
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In nucleus, mass 1, charge +1
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Describe neutrons
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Inside nucleus, mass 1, no charge
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Valence electrons
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Outside ring electrons
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Isotope
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An atom with a different number of neutrons which gives it a different mass.
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Ion
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An atom with a different number of electrons giving it a charge.
