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10116217660PeriodThe horizontal rows on the periodic table. Elements in the same row have the same number of electron shells/energy levels.0
10116217661Family/GroupThe vertical columns on the periodic table. Elements in the same group/family have the same number of valence electrons. (Except Helium which is in Group 8, but only has 2 valence e-)1
10116217662MetalsAre good conductors of electric current and heat. -Malleable -Ductile -Metallic luster -Solid at room temperature2
10116217663MalleableCapable of being shaped. Easy to shape or bend.3
10116217664DuctileDescribes a material that can be pulled out into a long wire.4
10116217665Alkali MetalsThe elements in Group 1A of the periodic table (except Hydrogen). VIOLENTLY REACT with water, and produce alkaline (basic) substance.5
10116217666Alkali Earth MetalsThe elements in Group 2A of the periodic table. Shiny, Silvery-white Very reactive6
10116217667Transition MetalsGroup B elements Form a bridge between the elements of the left and right sides of the Periodic Table (middle of the table). -Non-reactive metals. -Less predictable than other elements. -Paramagnetic properties7
10116217668Paramagnetic propertyWeak/temporarily induced magnetic field Need a magnet to become a magnetic8
10116217669MetalloidsElements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals.9
10116217670Non-metals-Brittle when solid -Dull -Poor conductors -Lower melting and boiling points than metals10
10116217671HalogensThe elements in Group 7A of the periodic table. -Very reactive -Poisonous -Bleaches and disinfectants11
10116217672Noble GasesThe elements in group 8A of the periodic table. -Colorless -Odorless -Extremely NONREACTIVE12
10116217673PrecipitateSolid compound produced from 2 liquids during a chemical reaction. Sign of a chemical reaction.13
10116217674BubblesGas given off during a chemical reaction; may or may not have an odor. Sign of a chemical reaction.14
10116217675Other Signs of a Chemical Reactionlight, heat, color change, new substance exists15
10116217676Law of Conservation of MassMass cannot be created nor destroyed; Mass can only change forms. The total mass of products equals the total mass of the reactants.16
10116217677CoefficientNumber in front of a compound's chemical formula telling you how many molecules of that compound are needed.17
10116217678SubscriptNumber written after and BELOW an element in a chemical formula telling you how many of the preceding element are needed for that compound or molecule.18
10116217679Balanced EquationChemical equation where the total mass of the reactants equals the total mass of the products. Produced by changing the coefficients of the compounds.19
10116217680Chemical ReactionChemical change; when substances interact with each other. Original substances are used up.20
10116217681Chemical EquationWritten representation of a chemical reaction/chemical change; shows all the reactants and products. Always in the form of: Reactants arrow Products.21
10116217682Chemical ChangeChemical reaction; when substances interact with each other. Original substances are used up.22
10116217683Physical ChangeWhen a substance changes its phase (changes to a solid, liquid , gas, or plasma) or is modified (size, shape, etc) but remains the same substance.23
10116217684CompoundAny amount of a chemical combination of 2 or more different atoms.24
10116217685MoleculeA chemical combination of 2 or more of the same atoms.25
10116217686ProductsSubstance(s) existing after a chemical reaction takes place. Found to the right of the arrow.26
10116217687ReactantsSubstances existing before a chemical reaction takes place. Found to the left of the arrow.27
10116217688Chemical FormulaThe symbols and quantities (shown by subscripts) of the atoms needed to make 1 molecule of a substance.28
10116217689chemical reactionthe process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances29
10116217690chemical equationa representation of a chemical reaction that uses symbols to show the relationship between the reactants and the products30
10116217691reactantsthings that react together (on the left side of the equation)31
10116217692productsthings that are produced (on the right side of the equation)32
10116217693yieldsthe arrow in the middle of the equation33
10116217694coefficienta small whole number that appears as a factor in front of a formula in a chemical equation34
10116217695formula equationa representation of the reactants and products of a chemical reaction by their symbols or formulas35
10116217696balancedthe amount of atoms on the left of the yield sign are the same as the amount of atoms on the right, Law of Conservation of Mass (mass can't be created or destroyed)36

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