Elements)
Group 2 - correct answer ✔✔Alkaline earth metals
Groups 3-12 - correct answer ✔✔transition metals
metalloids - correct answer ✔✔Found along the 'staircase'. Have properties of both metals and
nonmetals
nonmetals - correct answer ✔✔brittle , dull, poor conductors of heat and electricity
Atomic Number - correct answer ✔✔The number at the top of an element that is the number of protons
in the nucleus of an atom of an element
Periodic table - correct answer ✔✔A chart of all elements currently known, grouped by their properties.
Element - correct answer ✔✔pure substance that consists entirely of one type of atom that can't be
physically broken down
atom - correct answer ✔✔the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element
periods - correct answer ✔✔horizontal rows on the periodic table that have increasing atomic weight
groups - correct answer ✔✔vertical columns on the periodic table that have common properties
metal - correct answer ✔✔shiny, malleable, ductile and good conductors