Carbon + Nitrogen Family
Group 14
What group number on the periodic table can you find elements in the oxygen family?
Group 16
What group number on the periodic table can you find the elements classified as noble gases?
Group 18
What is hydrogen's location on the periodic table?
upper left corner
What group number on the periodic table can you find the elements classified as metalloids?
between the metals and the nonmetals
What items are made of carbon?
coal, gasoline, and diamonds
What are the 3 elements included in the oxygen family?
Oxygen, sulfur, and selenium
Which 6 elements are considered noble gases?
Helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, radon
Where can we see hydrogen in life?
stars, like the sun. (tiny amounts in the crust, oceans + atmosphere of Earth. Water.
Which 7 elements are included as metalloids?
boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, tellurium, and astatine
What group on the periodic table can you find elements in the nitrogen family?
Group 15
What group number on the periodic table can you find the elements in the Halogen family?
Group 17
Name one use of a noble gas.
helium keeps balloons floating + noble gases are used in glowing electric lights.
Why is hydrogen not part of a family?
its chemical properties are very different from other elements
What properties do metalloids have?
What elements are included in the Nitrogen Family?
Nitrogen + Phosphorus
What are the 4 elements in the halogen family?
fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine
Why do noble gases not usually form compounds?
atoms of noble gases do not usually gain, lose, or share electrons.
What percent of atoms in the universe are hydrogen?
90%
What are semiconductors used to make?
computer chips, transistors, lasers + solar cells.
Which of the 2 elements in the Nitrogen family is more reactive?
Phosphorus
What does halogen mean?
salt forming