Vocabulary Chapter 4
Across
- 4. any electron in the outermost energy level of a neutral atom. unpaired valence electrons are usually involved in chemical bonding.
- 9. an element in group 18 on the periodic table having eight valence electrons that fill the outer energy level. (Helium is an exception with only two.) With a full outer energy level, it is inert (i.e., nonreactive).
- 11. an element in Group 2 of the periodic table, having one valence electron that it tends to lose easily to become a 2+ cation, making it very reactive.
- 12. any of groups 13-16 in the periodic table; so named because they contain metals, nonmetals, and metalloids. These groups are often named for the first element in the family.
- 14. an element in Group 1 of the periodic table, having one valence electron that is can easily lose to form a 1+ cation, making it extremely reactive; the most reactive of all the metals.
Down
- 1. a column of elements in the periodic table having similar valence electron arrangement, resulting in similar chemical properties; also known as a group.
- 2. See Family
- 3. an element from either of two rows usually placed below the periodic table;a member of either the lanthanide or actinide series. It typically has two valence electrons.
- 5. measure of an element's ability to attract and hold electrons when bonded to other atoms.onDotNotation a representation of an atom consisting of it chemical symbol with surrounding dots representing its valence electron.
- 6. a table of the chemical elements arranged to display their periodic properties in relation to their atomic numbers.
- 7. any elements in Groups 3-12 of the periodic table, typically having one or two valence electrons, which it easily loses, resulting in cations with charges of 1+ or 2+.
- 8. the law that states that the properties of the elements vary with their atomic numbers in a regular, repeated pattern.
- 10. an element in group 17 of the periodic table having seven valence electrons. It easily gains an electron, forming a 1-anion, which causes it to be highly reactive.
- 13. (1)a row in the periodic table of the elements; also called a series. (2)the time interval (T) for one complete cycle of periodic motion.