Chapter 5 Flashcards
(25 cards)
What does the left side and the middle of the period table contain?
Metals
What are the lanthanide and actinide series’?
They are the two separate rows that make up the F block.
What charge do cations hold?
Positive
What are cations smaller than?
Smaller than their parent atom
What is electronegativity a measure of?
It is the measure of an atoms ability to attract and hold electrons in a molecule.
What is the difference between alkali and alkaline earth metals?
Alkaline earth have oxygen compounds
What is the D block group on the periodic table made up of?
Transition Metals
What is the basis of life?
Carbon Compounds
What is the most easily recognized nonmetal element?
Oxygen
What are metals called that combine with sulfur?
Sulfide
The modern periodic law states that:
The properties of elements vary with their atomic numbers in a periodic way.
The elements that were produced in man-made nuclear reactions were called:
Transuranium elements
Distance from the center of an atoms nucleus to its outermost electron is its:
Atomic radius
The minimum energy required to remove the first electron from its outermost shell to make it a cation is called its:
First ionization energy
What is the lightest element and the most abundant in the entire universe?
Hydrogen
This group contains some of the most commonly used metals like iron and copper, as well as precious metals silver, gold and platinum:
Transition metals
What group of elements have characteristics that lie somewhere between metals and nonmetals?
Metalloids
What element has been used as a poison for hundreds of years?
Arsenic
What group of elements do not typically react with other elements under normal conditions?
Noble Gases
Which elements do balloonists prefer because it can lift? But is not flammable?
Helium
Name two families on the periodic table.
Hydrogen Family and Halogen Family
Choose one element and describe:
Oxygen: very common to us because we need it to breath
Physical Properties: colorless, odorless, and tasteless
Chemical: very reactive; it reacts with almost every element
Uses: used to breath and we combine it with other elements
BE ABLE TO LABEL THE PERIODIC TABLE
Yeah make sure you label it
I think I need one more card so I’m writing this because I need to. What’s my favorite color?
Blue I think
