Table Terms
Location
Groups
Periods
ID the Element
100
How many electrons can be in one electron cloud?
18 electrons
100
Where are transition metals located on the Periodic table?
groups 3-12
100
What direction do groups go?
up and down
100
What direction do periods go?
left to right OR side to side
100
What element has 0 neutrons?
Hydrogen
200
How is the periodic table organized?
by the atomic number?
200
Where are metalloids located on the Periodic table?
on the zigzag line
200
What do groups represent?
the number of valence electrons and its reactivity
200
What trends do periods show?
the number of energy levels(rings)
200
Which element is in group 16 and period 6?
Polonium
300
True or false? The number of protons and electrons are always the same.
true
300
Where on the Periodic table are the stable nonmetals?
group 18(noble gases)
300
How many total groups on the Periodic table?
18 total groups
300
How many total periods on the Periodic table?
7 total periods
300
Which element on the Periodic table has 8 valence electrons and 3 energy levels?
Argon
400
Name all of the kinds of elements from left to right.(metals to nonmetals)
alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, metalloids, halogens, and noble gases
400
Which group on the Periodic table are the highly reactive nonmetals?
17(halogens)
400
True or false? Groups look alike AND act alike.
true
400
What are periods similar in? (besides number of energy levels)
atomic mass
400
Which element has the largest atomic mass?
Nobelium
500
What can you find by looking at an element tile?
the chemical symbol, atomic mass, atomic number, number of protons, neutrons, and electrons, and the element name
500
What does location tell us about an element on the Periodic table?
it determines its physical and chemical properties
500
What group(s) have 7 elements?
group 1 and 18
500
Which period has 11 elements?
period 7
500
What element has a greater mass than Ceslum, but a smaller mass than Lutetium?
Barium
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