A | B |
Mendeleev | found a pattern in the elements |
periodic table | list of all the known elements |
Henry Moseley | discovered protons |
periodic table rows | called periods |
periodic table columns | called families |
atomic number | number of protons |
atomic mass | particles in the nucleus |
chemical symbol | used to write chemical formulas |
metals | shiny, good conductors, malleable, ductile |
classes of elements | metals, nonmetals, & metalloids |
nonmetals | dull, poor conductors, brittle, unmalleable |
metalloids | also called semiconductors |
semiconductors | conduct electricity when light and temperature conditions are right |
malleable | can be pounded on without breaking |
ductile | can be stretched into thin wires |
metals have _ | fewer valence electrons |
nonmetals have _ | more valence electrons |
metals are mostly _ | solids |
nonmetals are mostly _ | gases |
the periodic table is mostly | metals |