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Periodic Table Basics
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Which element is "housed" with the metals on the Periodic Table, but is actually a nonmetal?
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Which metal is liquid at room temperature and was used in early thermometers?
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The horizontal rows on the Periodic Table are known as:
A groups
B periods
The vertical columns on the Periodic Table are known as:
A groups
B periods
There are ___ groups on the Periodic Table.
A 7
B 8
C 17
D 18
There are ___ periods on the Periodic Table.
A 7
B 8
C 17
D 18
The elements on the left side of the Periodic Table are referred to as:
A metals
B nonmetals
C metalloids
The elements on the right side of the Periodic Table are referred to as:
A metals
B nonmetals
C metalloids
The elements that behave like metals in some ways and nonmetals in other ways are known as:
A metals
B nonmetals
C metalloids
The most reactive group of metals on the Periodic Table is referred to as the:
A alkali metals
B alkaline earth metals
C transition metals
The most reactive group of nonmetals on the Periodic Table is referred to as the:
A noble gases
B carbon family
C nitrogen family
D halogens
The word family is also sometimes used to refer to a:
A group
B period
What does the atomic number tell you?
A the number of electrons an atom of that particular element has
B the number of neutrons an atom of that particular element has
C the number of protons an atom of that particular element has
The atomic mass of an atom is the sum of:
A protons and electrons
B protons and neutrons
C electrons and neutrons
Why do you think different groups behave differently?
A number of protons
B number of neutrons
C number of electrons
D number of valence electrons