Navigating the Table
Word-ology
Periodic Trends
Valence Electrons
Metals, Nonmetals, Metalloids
100
The block that includes barium, rubidium, and magnesium is the ___ block.
S block
100
What is a Period on the Periodic Table?
A Period runs left to right horizontally across the Periodic Table.
100
True or False: Electronegativity and Ionization Energy are directly related. (follow the same trends)
True!
100
True or False: Valence electrons are the innermost electrons in an atom's electron cloud.
False
100
Selenium is a ___.
Nonmetal
200
The group whose electron configurations end in p2 is __.
Group 14
200
What is ductility?
Ductility is a measure of how easy it is to draw a chunk of material into a wire.
200
Electronegativity increases as you go...
Up and Right
200
Group 2 elements have how many valence electrons?
Two
200
Vanadium is a ___.
Metal
300
The diagonal line in the middle of the p-block contains ____.
Metalloids
300
What is Electronegativity?
Electronegativity is the measure of an atom's ability to hold it's electrons securely (think gravity for electrons around the nucleus).
300
Atomic Radius increases as you go...
Left and Down
300
Group 17 elements have how many valence electrons?
Seven
300
An element that is malleable, ductile, solid at room temperature, shiny, and a good conductor is a ___.
Metal
400
The inner transition metals is also known as the ___ block.
F block
400
What is Ionization Energy?
Ionization Energy is the amount of energy needed to remove a single electron from an atom.
400
Ionization Energy decreases as you go...
Left and Down
400
True or False: The Transition Metals follow the same rules as the rest of the Periodic Table for determining the number of valence electrons.
False.
400
This is the definition of a metalloid.
What is an element that has the characteristics of both metals and nonmetals?
500
The group whose electron configurations end in d3 is ___.
Group 5
500
What is Atomic Radius?
The Atomic Radius is one-half of the distance between two nuclei of the same element
500
1. What is the most electronegative element on the Periodic Table?; and 2. What element is the largest?
1. F, Fluorine; 2. Fr, Francium
500
Why do all the elements in a group behave the same way?
Because they all have the same number of valence electrons!
500
An element that is shiny, a poor conductor, gas at room temperature, and not easily shattered is a ___.
Metalloid
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