Metals
Metals are shiny. Another word for this is ____.
What is luster?
Nonmetals tend to be dull and are poor __________.
What is conductors?
Metalloids have properties of both ____ and ____.
What are metals and nonmetals?
The periodic table is arranged in order of increasing ____.
What is atomic number?
Where are the metals located on the periodic table?
Where is the left side of the staircase?
This property makes metals good for electrical wires.
What is conductivity?
Nonmetals are usually brittle and __ when solid.
What is break or shatter?
How many metalloids are on the Periodic Table of Elements?
What is 7?
The vertical columns on the periodic table are called ____.
What are groups?
Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic table?
Where is the right side of zig-zag line?
This metal is liquid at room temperature.
What is mercury?
This nonmetal is essential for breathing and makes up about 21% of Earth’s atmosphere.
What is oxygen?
Metalloids can sometimes conduct electricity, making them useful for:
A) Cooking utensils
B) Semiconductors in electronics
C) Building bridges
D) Making paper
What is B Semiconductors in electronics?
The horizontal rows on the periodic table are called ____.
What are periods?
Where are the metalloids located on the periodic table?
What is along the zig-zag line?
The ability of a metal to be hammered into sheets is called ____.
What is malleability?
Most nonmetals are this state of matter at room temperature.
What is gas?
This metalloid is used in computer chips.
What is silicon?
Hydrogen is unique on the periodic table because ____.
What is hydrogen is the only nonmetal in group 1 with the metals?
Group 18 on the periodic table is called the ____.
What are the noble gases?
This property of metals describes their ability to be stretched into wires.
What is ductility?
This nonmetal is a halogen and is used to disinfect water.
What is chlorine?
Tellurium is a metalloid. True or False
True
What are 17 metallic elements that share chemical properties and used in modern technology?
What are rare earth elements?
Elements in the same group have similar ____.
What are physical properties and reactivity?