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1
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What does the left side and the middle of the period table contain?

A

Metals

2
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What are the lanthanide and actinide series’?

A

They are the two separate rows that make up the F block.

3
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What charge do cations hold?

A

Positive

4
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What are cations smaller than?

A

Smaller than their parent atom

5
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What is electronegativity a measure of?

A

It is the measure of an atoms ability to attract and hold electrons in a molecule.

6
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What is the difference between alkali and alkaline earth metals?

A

Alkaline earth have oxygen compounds

7
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What is the D block group on the periodic table made up of?

A

Transition Metals

8
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What is the basis of life?

A

Carbon Compounds

9
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What is the most easily recognized nonmetal element?

A

Oxygen

10
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What are metals called that combine with sulfur?

A

Sulfide

11
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The modern periodic law states that:

A

The properties of elements vary with their atomic numbers in a periodic way.

12
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The elements that were produced in man-made nuclear reactions were called:

A

Transuranium elements

13
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Distance from the center of an atoms nucleus to its outermost electron is its:

A

Atomic radius

14
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The minimum energy required to remove the first electron from its outermost shell to make it a cation is called its:

A

First ionization energy

15
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What is the lightest element and the most abundant in the entire universe?

A

Hydrogen

16
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This group contains some of the most commonly used metals like iron and copper, as well as precious metals silver, gold and platinum:

A

Transition metals

17
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What group of elements have characteristics that lie somewhere between metals and nonmetals?

A

Metalloids

18
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What element has been used as a poison for hundreds of years?

A

Arsenic

19
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What group of elements do not typically react with other elements under normal conditions?

A

Noble Gases

20
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Which elements do balloonists prefer because it can lift? But is not flammable?

A

Helium

21
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Name two families on the periodic table.

A

Hydrogen Family and Halogen Family

22
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Choose one element and describe:

A

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

23
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BE ABLE TO LABEL THE PERIODIC TABLE

A

Yeah make sure you label it

24
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I think I need one more card so I’m writing this because I need to. What’s my favorite color?

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Blue I think

25
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Who is the modern periodic table attributed to?

A

Dmitri Mendleev