The Periodic Table • Class
Key Terms
Key Terms Ch. 4
Use the clues to help you unscramble the Key Terms from the chapter. Then put the
numbered letters in order to find the answer to the riddle.
Clues
Key Terms
1. A fast-moving electron
given off by a nucleus
during radioactive decay. tbaerlpiaect
2. A term used to describe a
material that can be pounded
into shape
llbeealam
3. The process of oxygen
reacting with a metal to
form rust
4. A particle in the atomic
nucleus that carries no
charge
5. A horizontal row across the
2
rsoooiner
3
ouetnrn
periodic table
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6. Substance that can only
6
conduct electric current
under certain circumstances. otmidsceuncro
7
7. A term used to describe a
material that can be drawn
into a long wire
lecuitd
8 9
8. Radioactive isotope that can be
followed through a chemical
reaction or an industrial
process
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9. The elements in Group 18
of the periodic table
nreti ssgea
11 12
10. The very small center core
of an atom
13
10
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Riddle: What chart shows the repeating properties of elements?

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