Combined Science GCSE
Stepped line
What Stepped line means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Stepped line
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Reference: AQA
A stepped dividing line running below boron and down through silicon, arsenic and tellurium that roughly divides metals from non-metals.
Topics that use Stepped line
- Metals and non-metals (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Atomic number
- Chemical reactivity and ion formation
- Covalent bonds
- Metals
- Non-metals
- Periodic table trends
- Positive ion
- Electron loss
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