Classwork
Classwork
Before You
Read Elements and Their Properties
• A metal is malleable, ductile, and a good electrical
conductor due to metallic bonding.
• Mercury is not a metal because it is liquid at room
temperature.
• Noble gases are highly reactive.
• A metalloid is a synthetic metal.
• Synthetic elements are unstable and short-lived.
Science Journal
Describe some of the most important elements found on Earth. Describe the properties
of these elements that make them so important.
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Review
Vocabulary Define group as it relates to the periodic table.
group
New
Vocabulary Define the following words.
metal
ductile
metallic bonding
radioactive element
transition element
Academic
Vocabulary Define extract when used as a verb. Use a dictionary for help.
extract
B. Bonding
1. Ionic Bonding
2. Metallic Bonding
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The Alkali Compare the Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals in the Venn
Metals, The diagram.
Alkaline Earth
Alkali Metals Alkaline Earth Metals
Metals
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Both
The Transition Organize the transition elements and inner transition metals in the
Elements, The following chart.
Inner Transition Elements Uses
Elements
Iron
Cobalt
I found this information Nickel
on page .
Copper
Silver
Gold
Zinc
Cadmium
Mercury
Lanthanides
Actinides
Metals in Sequence the steps used to extract metal from the Earth’s crust.
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