Element Symbols
This is the symbol for Gold.
What is Au?
This is the total number of groups (columns) on the periodic table.
What is 18?
These elements are shiny, good conductors, and are usually solid at room temperature.
What are metals?
This property increases from left to right across a period.
What is electronegativity?
This is the most abundant element in the universe.
What is hydrogen?
This element has the symbol Na.
What is Sodium?
Elements are listed in order of this property.
What is atomic number?
This family contains very reactive nonmetals like fluorine and chlorine.
What are halogens?
This is the trend of atomic radius down a group.
What is increases?
This noble gas is used in balloons because it’s lighter than air.
What is helium?
Symbol “Fe” stands for this element.
What is Iron?
This group contains the noble gases.
What is Group 18?
These elements have properties of both metals and nonmetals.
What are metalloids?
Ionization energy tends to do this across a period.
What is increase?
This transition metal is used in electrical wiring.
What is copper?
“K” is the symbol for this essential mineral.
What is Potassium?
These are the horizontal rows of the periodic table.
What are periods?
These are located on the far left side of the periodic table.
What are alkali metals?
The number of energy levels corresponds to this part of the periodic table.
What is the period number?
This element is essential for bone health and has the symbol Ca.
What is calcium?