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Define the following terms

A) chemical family


B) period


C) metalloid




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Chemical Family means a group of elements in the Periodic Table or, more commonly, compounds that share certain physical and chemical characteristics and have a common name.

A period in the periodic table is a row of chemical elements.

metalloid is an element (e.g. arsenic, antimony, or tin) whose properties are intermediate between those of metals and solid nonmetals or semiconductors.

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