Metals
These elements are shiny, malleable, and conduct heat and electricity well.
What are metals?
These elements are poor conductors of heat and electricity.
What are nonmetals?
These elements have properties of both metals and nonmetals
What are metalloids?
Alkali metals are found in Group 1 of the periodic table.
What is Group 1?
Halogens are found in which group of the periodic table.
What is Group 17?
This metal is liquid at room temperature.
What is mercury?
Most nonmetals are found on the right side of the periodic table.
What is the right side?
Metalloids are found along the zigzag stair-step line on the periodic table.
What is the stair-step (zigzag) line?
Alkaline earth metals are found in this group of the periodic table.
What is Group 2?
Noble gases are found in which group of the periodic table.
What is Group 18?
Metals are located on the left side of the periodic table.
What is the left side?
This nonmetal is essential for breathing.
What is oxygen?
This metalloid is commonly used in computer chips.
What is silicon?
These metals are extremely reactive and react violently with water.
What are alkali metals?
These elements are very unreactive because their outer shell is full.
What are noble gases?
This metal is commonly used in electrical wiring because it conducts electricity well.
What is copper?
This nonmetal is the only liquid nonmetal at room temperature.
What is bromine?
This property makes metalloids useful as semiconductors.
What is semiconductivity?
This alkali metal is commonly found in table salt.
What is sodium?
This halogen is used in pools to kill bacteria.
What is chlorine?
This property allows metals to be hammered into thin sheets.
What is malleability?
Nonmetals tend to gain or share these in chemical reactions.
What are electrons?
Antimony (Sb) is classified as this type of element.
What is a metalloid?
This alkaline earth metal is important for strong bones.
What is calcium?
This noble gas is used in bright advertising signs.
What is neon?