Periodic Table

Any element in the far right with limited reactivity

Group of metals that are chemically similar by having the same number of valence electrons

Distance from the atomic nucleus to the outermost stable electron orbital

Energy required to remove an electron

Divalent and strongly basic metals

One of the horizontal rows in the periodic table

Highly reactive metallic elements

non-metallic elements that form salts

A column of elements in the periodic table

Metallic elements that have two valence electron shells

Elements along the line that distinguishes metals from non-metals

The tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons

Electrons in the outermost shell

Amount of energy released when an electron is added to a neutral atom.