8.P.1.2 Vocabulary

5. Elements to the right of the staircase. They are are all non-ductile, non-malleable, non-conductive and non-lustrous.
7. The rows (left to right) of the periodic table.
11. All group 2 elements. They are the second most reactive group of the periodic table.
13. The ability of a metal to conduct (transmit/pass) electrical or heat energy.
14. All group 1 elements except hydrogen. The most reactive family of the periodic table.
15. Elements to the left of the staircase. They have the ability to conduct (transmit/pass) electrical and heat energy, they are ductile, they are malleable and they are lustrous.

1. All elements in group 18 except #118. These are the least reactive elements of the periodic table
2. The first four elements from group 17. The compounds they form are all called salts.
3. The ability of a metal to be made into a thin sheet.
4. These are unique elements that have some properties of metals and some of the properties of nonmetals. They are found to the immediate left of the staircase.
6. This is the largest family on the periodic table.
8. The ability of a metal to be pulled into thin wires.
9. The name given for a group of elements who behave the same way chemically and, have similar physical characteristics.
10. The columns (up and down) of the periodic table
12. The ability of a substance to experience a chemical change.