Groups or Families
Metals, Non-metals, Metalloids
Location
Atomic Squares
Everything Else
100
What do elements in the same group share?
Similar Chemical and Physical Properties
100
What separates the metals and non-metals?
The bolded, zig-zag line
100
What is a row going left and right called on the Periodic Table?
A period
100
Sulfur has an atomic number of 16. What does the atomic number of 16 tell you about Sulfur?
The number of protons Sulfur has in its nucleus
100
How are the elements arranged on the Periodic Table?
In order of increasing atomic number
200
Which family do Calcium and Barium belong to?
Alkaline Earth Metals
200
Draw the zig zag line. Label the correct sides with Metals, Non-metals and Metalloids.
200
Which family is group 17?
Halogens
200
Find Bromine on the Periodic Table. What is the atomic number of Bromine?
35
200
The ease and speed at which an element combines with other elements describes the element's _________________?
Reactivity
300
What are the 3 reactive families? Circle the most reactive family
Alkali Metals (most reactive)
Alkaline Earth Metals
Halogens
300
Out of these options: Selenium (Se), Iodine (I), Zinc (Zn) or Argon (Ar)
Which would be the best conductor of electricity?
Zinc because it is a metal!
300
Where are the metalloids located?
Bordering the zig-zag line
300
How many valence electrons would Tin have?
Group 14 = 4 Valence Electrons
300
What is it called when a metal can be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking?
Malleability
400
Which family would provide the best materials for making jewelry? HINT: Jewelry is able to be hammered, bent, molded and is typically unreactive.
Transition Metals because the Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals are Reactive, Rare Earth metals are unstable, and Halogens and Nobel gases are non-metals.
400
What is it called when a metal can be pulled into a wire?
Ductile
400
What is the 3rd element in the Alkali Metals?
Potassium
400
Write this element and label each section of the atomic square with the following: Symbol, Name, Atomic Mass and Atomic Number.
400
Who was the first scientist accredited with developing the Periodic Table of Elements?
Dmitri Mendeleev
500
What do the following elements have in common?
Lithium (Li), Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Rubidium (Rb), Cesium (Cs) and Francium (Fr)
*Similar physical and chemical properties
or
*Same number of valence electrons
500
You get a dull, yellow solid that breaks into powdery pieces when hit with a hammer. How would you classify this sample? (Hint: think of the category name?)
Non-Metal because it has opposite properties to metals
500
Which element is in group 15 period 4?
Arsenic
500
Fill out the rest of the data table
500
What determines how reactive an element is?
The number of Valence electrons