Chapter 19: Elements and their Properties
Date:_____________
Learning Goals:
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Identify and describe the properties of the alkali metals and the alkaline earth metals.
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Differentiate among the transition metals.
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Identify and describe the properties of the halogens and the noble gases.
Alkali Metals:
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____________________ Metals o Does not include __________________________________. o Shiny, ______________________________, and ________________________ o _______________________ than other metals o ________________________________________ of heat and electricity o ___________________________________________ of all of the metals! o Have _____________________________________________________ that they give up easily o _________________________________.
Alkaline Earth Metals:
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____________________ Metals o Shiny, malleable, and ductile o _______________________________________, but not as much as group 1 o Have ______________________________________ that are easily given up
Transition Metals:
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____________________ Metals o Shiny, _________________________________, and _____________________ o Often form __________________________ compounds o They often have a ___________________________ number of valence electrons
• Iron (Fe) can have _____ or ______! o Includes the _____________________________ and ___________________________

Halogens:
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____________________ Nonmetals o _____________________________________ o Have ______________________________________________________
• Halogens ________________________________________________ from metals to form an ionic compound called a _______________. o _________________________________ o _________________________________ is the most chemically reactive of all the elements.
The Nobel Gases:
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____________________ Nonmetals o Exist as _______________________________________ (not in compounds!) o Have ___________________________ electrons so they are very ____________________ o Produce distinctive _____________________ when electricity is passed through these gases