Ch3 S2 Metals
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12 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 malleable | capable of being shaped |
| ductile | can be pulled out into a long wire |
| conductor | a substance that transfers heat or electricity easily |
| magnetic | a characteristic of metals that are attracted to magnets and can be made into magnets |
| reactivity | the ease and speed an element or compound combines with other elements and compounds |
| corrosion | the gradual wearing away of a metal element due to a chemical reaction |
| alloy | mixture of metals |
| alkali metal | an element in group 1 of the periodic table |
| alkaline earth metal | an element in group 2 of the periodic table |
| transition metal | elements in groups 3-12 of the periodic table |
| lanthanide | an element in the first row of the rare earth elements in the periodic table |
| actinide | an element in the 2nd row of the rare earth elements in the periodic table |
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