RHS Chemistry Set 1
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- group
- vertical column on the periodic table
- atom
- basic unit of matter
- nonmetal
- element on the right side of the periodic table, which is a brittle nonconductor, and could be a gas at room temperature
- metal
- element on the left side of the periodic table, which is shiny, maleable, ductile, and a conductor
- theory
- model or explanation of why something happens in nature
- metalloid
- element having properties of both metals and nonmetals
- chemistry
- science dealing with materials and their changes
- natural law
- observation of what happens in nature
- period
- horizontal row on the periodic table
- element
- one of the 109 simplest substances