What is the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
What state of matter do all but one metal exist in at room temperature?
Solid
What group are the alkaline earth metals in?
Which category of metals contains mostly radioactive elements?
actinides
What are metals good conductors of?
Heat and electricity
What is another name for the elements in Groups 3 through 12 on the periodic table?
Transition Metals
Which of the following is NOT a major property of the alkali metals?
A. Shiny
B. Malleable
C. Poor Conductors
D. Ductile
C. Poor Conductors
Which category of elements is malleable and ductile?
Metals
What group of metals each has only two valence electrons?
Alkaline Earth Metals
Elements in which the d-sublevel is being filled have the properties of.....
What is radioactive
Where are the transition metals located on the periodic table?
A slightly dropped down section mostly in the middle of the periodic table
What does it mean for a metal to be malleable?
Can be hammered into thin sheets
Which family of elements contains the most reactive metals?
alkali metals
How does the appearance of a solid nonmetal differ from a solid metal?
Metals are shiny, nonmetals are dull
Which elements lie along the stair-step line on the periodic table?
Metalloids
What group or family are the noble gases in?
18
What does it mean for a metal to be ductile?
Can be drawn into a wire