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- 6. when an element has more than one possibility for the number of neutrons
- 8. amount of matter in an object
- 10. Elements that are good conductors of electricity and thermal energy and are often solid at room temperature.
- 12. a group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds
- 14. anything that has mass and takes up space
- 15. the ability for metal to be hammered, pressed or rolled into thin sheets
- 17. the amount of mass a material has in a given volume
- 18. the ability of an object to carry electric currents
- 19. substances that can conduct electric currents under some conditions but not under other conditions
- 20. force between atoms or groups of atoms
- 24. an element that lacks most of the properties of a metal
- 26. Elements arranged in vertical columns of the periodic table that share the same properties.
- 28. the basic particle from which all elements are made
- 32. a pure substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by chemical or physical means
- 33. elements in group 1 of the periodic table that are characterized as metals and only have one valence electron
- 34. A positively charged subatomic particle located at the center of an atom.
- 35. The average mass of the nucleus of that element.
- 36. the elements in group 16
- 37. An abbreviation for the name of an element on the periodic table.
- 38. located in the outermost shell of an atom
- 39. the elements in group 15
- 40. elements that have some properties of metals and some properties of nonmetals
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- 1. the elements in group 13
- 2. elements in group 2 of the periodic table that are characterized as metals and only have two valence electrons
- 3. someone who studies chemistry
- 4. elements in group 18 of the periodic table that share similar properties such as a full outer electron shell
- 5. elements in group 17 of the periodic table that need only one electron to complete its outer electron shell
- 7. the ability of an object to transfer heat
- 9. matter with a composition that is always the same
- 11. scientist that discovered a set of patterns that applied to all elements
- 13. A subatomic particle with no charge located at the center of an atom.
- 16. The number of protons in the nucleus of each element.
- 21. the elements in group 14
- 22. the ability for metal to be drawn into wires
- 23. the shine of a metal
- 25. Characteristics of elements that help to identify what they are.
- 27. Repeating rows of the periodic table that demonstrate patterns of how elements are arranged.
- 29. the elements located in Group 3 through 12
- 30. the number of valence electrons for each element in Group 1
- 31. A subatomic particle of an atom that is negatively charged and orbits the nucleus extremely fast.
- 41. number of valence electrons for each element in Group 2
