Metals, Metalloids, and Nonmetals

oxide that forms an acid in water

element (except hydrogen) in group 1 of the periodic table

element in group 2 of the periodic table

one of the possible physical forms in which an element can exist

solid composed of particles that are not organized into a crystalline pattern

oxide that forms a base in water

ion with boron-oxygen bonds

substance with the carbonate ion, CO₃^2–

reaction in which the element is both reduced and oxidized

process that breaks down the nitrogen-nitrogen bonds in N₂ and converts nitrogen into ammonia (NH₃)

element in group 17 of the periodic table

substance with the HCO₃^– ion

reaction in which hydrogen is added to a compound

compound that consists of more than one halogen element, such as ClF or IF₅

element in group 1, 2, or 13 to 18 of the periodic table

one of a class of elements that tend to have a metallic luster, be good conductors of electricity and thermal energy, and be malleable and ductile

one of a class of elements that tend to have properties of both metals and nonmetals

process of breaking down N₂ into more usable nitrogen compounds

element in group 18 of the periodic table

one of a class of elements that tend to not have metallic luster, be poor conductors of electricity and thermal energy, and be neither malleable nor ductile

process of making a material less reactive by coating it or letting the top layer react often with oxygen in the air

compound that has an oxygen-oxygen bond in which the oxidation state of oxygen is –1

solid material with more than one possible structure

mineral that contains both silicon and oxygen

element in group 3 through 12 of the periodic table