Physical Science - Chapter 4 

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alchemists:

scientists who were interested in turning low-value materials such as lead into into high-value substances like gold

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Robert Boyle

his work solidified the position that matter consisted of indivisible particles of elements, rejecting the Greek concept of matter as mixtures of the five basic elements

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alchemists

scientists who were interested in turning low-value materials such as lead into into high-value substances like gold

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Robert Boyle

his work solidified the position that matter consisted of indivisible particles of elements, rejecting the Greek concept of matter as mixtures of the five basic elements

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Antoine Lavoisier

played a crucial role in our understanding of the elements; formed a list that included thirty-three elements known in his day

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Jacob Berzelius

came up with a system that would become the accepted started

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triads

a model of periodicity developed by Johann Döbereiner that is based on groups of three elements with similar properties

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periodicity

the idea that properties of elements repeat in regular patterns in relation to some basic characteristic such as atomic mass or atomic number

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law of octaves

the principle published by chemist John Newlands that stated that the properties of the forty-nine then-known elements repeated every eighth element, as in a musical octave

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periodic law

the law that states that the properties of the elements vary with their atomic numbers in a regular, repeated pattern

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periodic table of the elements

a table of the chemical elements arranged to display their periodic properties in relation to their atomic numbers

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family

a column of elements in the periodic table having similar valence electron arrangement, resulting in similar valence

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state

exist as a dense, ductile, malleable, lustrous solid

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conductivity

are are highly conductive, electrically and thermally

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reactivity

are reactive, especially with nonmetals

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state

exist as a brittle solid with metallic luster

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conductivity

are fairly conductive, increasingly so as temperature rises

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reactivity

varies

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state

exist as a gas, liquid, or a dull, brittle solid

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conductivity

are poorly conductive, electrically and thermally

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reactivity

varies

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Alkali metals

An element in Group 1 of the periodic table, having one valence electron that it can easily lose to form a 1+ cation, making it extremely reactive; the most reactive of all the metals

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Alkaline earth metal

An element in Group 2 of the periodic table, having two valence electrons that it tends to lose easily to become a 2+ cation, making it very reactive

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Transitional metal

Any elements in Group 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+

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Inner transitional metal

An element from either of two rows usually placed below the periodic table; a member of either the ianthahide or actinide series

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Mixed group

Any of Groups 13-16 in the periodic table, so named because they contain metals, nonmetals, metalloids

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Noble gas

An element in Group 18 on the periodic table having eight valence that fill the outer energy level

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Electron dot notation

A representation of an atom consisting of its chemical symbol with surrounding dots representing its valence electrons

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Atomic radius

The distance from the center of an atoms nucleus to its outermost energy level

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Electronegativity

A measure of an elements ability to attract and hold electrons when bonded to other atoms

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Antoine Lavoisier

played a crucial role in our understanding of the elements; formed a list that included thirty-three elements known in his day

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triads

a model of periodicity developed by Johann Döbereiner that is based on groups of three elements with similar properties

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periodicity

the idea that properties of elements repeat in regular patterns in relation to some basic characteristic such as atomic mass or atomic number

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law of octaves

the principle published by chemist John Newlands that stated that the properties of the forty-nine then-known elements repeated every eighth element, as in a musical octave

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periodic law

the law that states that the properties of the elements vary with their atomic numbers in a regular, repeated pattern

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periodic table of the elements

a table of the chemical elements arranged to display their periodic properties in relation to their atomic numbers

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family

a column of elements in the periodic table having similar valence electron arrangement, resulting in similar valence

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Alkali metals

An element in Group 1 of the periodic table, having one valence electron that it can easily lose to form a 1+ cation, making it extremely reactive; the most reactive of all the metals.

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Alkaline earth metal

An element in Group 2 of the periodic table, having two valence electrons that it tends to lose easily to become a 2+ cation, making it very reactive.

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Transitional metal

Any elements in Group 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+

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Inner transitional metal

An element from either of two rows usually placed below the periodic table; a member of either the ianthahide or actinide series. It typically has two valence electrons

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Mixed group

Any of Groups 13-16 in the periodic table, so named because they contain metals, nonmetals, metalloids. These groups are often named for the first element in the family

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Noble gas

An element in Group 18 on the periodic table having eight valence that fill the outer energy level. With a full outer energy level, it is inert

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