Family Matters
The name of the chemical family in Group 1 or 1A
Alkali metals
The three types of elements.
Metals, nonmetals, and metalloids.
The way Mendeleev organized his periodic table was by this...
Atomic weight or atomic mass
An ion that has gained electrons is called what?
An Anion
An element that has similar properties to Phosphorus
Any element in Group 15
The name of the chemical family in Group 2 or 2A
The alkaline earth metals
Elements that are malleable and ductile and are good conductors.
Metals
The way the periodic is currently arranged
Atomic number
An ion that has lost electrons is called what?
A Cation
An element that has similar properties to Strontium
Any element in Group 2
The name of the chemical family in Group 17 or 7A
The halogens
Elements that are brittle and not very good conductors.
Nonmetals
Columns of the periodic table are called this.
Groups or families
An electron in the outer energy level or period of an element.
Valence electron
An element that behaves as both a metal and a nonmetal.
A metalloid
The name of the chemical family in group 18 or 8A
The noble gases
The only metal that is a liquid at room temperature.
Mercury (Hg)
Rows of the periodic table are called this...
Periods
The type of element that typically becomes a cation.
A metal
The halogens
The name of the section of the periodic table that contains the majority of all metals
The transition metals
The only nonmetal that is a liquid a room temperature.
Bromine (Br)
The element boxes on the periodic table contain these things about each element.
The name, chemical symbol, atomic number, and atomic mass
The type of element that typically becomes an anion.
A nonmetal
The name of the chemical family that contains the second most reactive metals
The alkaline earth metals.