VOCABULARY
VALENCE ELECTRONS
PERIODIC TABLE
METALS
NON-METALS
100

A _______________ _____________________a substance that can conduct electric current under some conditions.

SEMICONDUCTOR

100

What happens to the number of valence electrons as you move from left to right across a row or period in the periodic table?

a.increase 

b.decrease

c.stay the same

A. INCREASE

100

_______The one- or two-letter abbreviation of an element on the Periodic Table is called it’s

a)short form

b)symbol

c)contraction

B) SYMBOL

100

In general, which of the following statements about metals is true?

a)Most metals are a coppery or  goldish color at room temperature

b)Metals are malleable and can carry an electric current

c)Metals tend to look dull rather than lustrous

b)Metals are malleable and can carry an electric current

100

_______ At room temperature, many of the nonmetal elements are

a)Liquids

b)Gases

c)Solids

B

200

A ______________________ is a term used to describe a material that can be hammered or rolled into flat sheets. Example- aluminum foil

MALLEABLE

200

________  What happens to the number of energy levels (shells) as you move down a group or column on the periodic table?

a.increase 

b.decrease

c.stay the same

A. INCREASE

200

_______ Back in 1869, Dmitri Mendeleev discovered patterns in the properties of elements when he arranged them in order…

a)alphabetically

b)by their number of protons

c)by their atomic masses

C) BY THEIR ATOMIC MASSES

200

What are 3 examples of metals? Use the periodic table (Color Version)

Ex. aluminum, magnesium, sodium

200

The elements that do not ordinarily react to form compounds are…

a)alkali metals

b)halogens

c)noble gases

c)noble gases

300

_____________ is the ease and speed with which an element combines, or reacts, with other elements and compounds. Example- Hydrogen is highly reactive which is why the Hindenburg burst into flames.

REACTIVITY

300

14. ________ The second energy level (L shell) of an atom can hold a maximum of ___ electrons.

a. 18 

b. 8

C.2 

B. 8

300

What element is in group 2, period 3? ______________________


MAGNESIUM

300

The attraction between a positive metal atom and the loosely held valence electrons around it is called a  ______________________

Metallic Bond

300

Which of the properties in the listed below could be the properties of a nonmetal?

a.Good conductor of electricity

b.Easily breaks when hammered

c. High luster

d. loses electrons when bonding

B

400

A material that can be pulled out into a long wire is _________. Example- barbed wire

DUCTILITY

400

15. Draw an Electron Dot Diagram for Aluminum.

The chemical symbol is AL and there should be 3 dots around it. Remember to pair them first.

400

What element is in group 6, period 4? ______________________

CHROMIUM

400

When a metal bonds with a nonmetal, what happens to the metal's valence electrons?

It tends to lose them.

400

T/F. Nonmetals bond with other nonmetals.

True

500

___________ ____________are the electrons that are in the highest energy level of an atom and that are involved in chemical bonding

VALENCE ELECTRONS

500

T/F. Valence electrons determine the physical and chemical properties of an element.

True.

500

A column on the periodic table is also called…

a)a group

b)a period

c)a row

A) A GROUP

500

What are 4 physical properties of metals?

luster, malleability, ductility, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity

500

When bonding with other atoms, what happens to the nonmetal's valence electrons?

They either gain or share them.