The Periodic Table

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Undergraduate Chemistry - Part 1 (The Periodic Table) Flashcards on The Periodic Table, created by siobhan.quirk on 11/05/2013.
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Define period a horizontal row of elements in the Periodic Table. Elements show trends in properties acros a period
Define group a vertical column of elements in the Periodic table. Elements in a group have similar chemical properties and their atoms have the same number of outer-shell electrons
Define periodicity a repeating pattern of properties across the Periodic Table
Define thermal decomposition the breaking up of a chemical substance with heat into at least two chemical substances
Define displacement reaction a reaction in which a more reactive element displaces a less reactive element from an aqueous solution of the latter's ions
Define disproportionation the oxidation and reduction of the same element in a redox reaction
Define precipitation reaction is the formation of a solid from a solution during a chemical reaction. Precipitates are often formed when two aqueous solutions are mixed together
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