Periodic table
The properties of an element is repeated in each period- or row- of the table
Atomic mass
The average mass of all isotopes of an element
Periods
The table is organized a horizontal rooms
Groups
The elements of the modern periodic table fall into 18 vertical columns
Chemical symbol
Just below the atomic number on the letters Fe- the chemical symbol for iron
Plasma
A state of matter that consists of a gas like mixture of free electrons and the nuclei of atoms that have been stripped of electrons
Nuclear fusion
A process in which to atomic nuclei combine forming a larger nucleus and releasing huge amounts of energy