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Act.1, CH.8, Group 47

Deductive reasoning
organizing, analyzing, and determining the
relationships between different pieces of
information to construct a solution to the
situation being investigated.
The Elements and the Periodic Table
Everything around you is made of matter.
Elements are the basic building blocks of
matter.
Elements are organized in the periodic table
with atomic symbol for each element.
The Periodic Table of the Elements into 18
groups and seven periods
The Elements and the Periodic Table
Elements in the same
group have similar
chemical and physical
properties.
The two groups on the
far left and the six
groups on the far right
are known as the
representative or main
group elements.
The Elements and the Periodic Table
Groups 3-12 are located in between the
representative elements and are called the
transition metals. The groups that lie below the
others on the periodic table are called the inner
transition metals.
Elements can also be classified as metals,
nonmetals, and metalloids.
metalloid: an element that possesses both metal
and nonmetal characteristics. Silicon, arsenic, and
germanium are metalloids.