Groups or Families
Metals, Non-metals, Metalloids
Location
Atomic Squares
Everything Else
100

What do elements in the same group share?

Similar Chemical and Physical Properties

100

What separates the metals and non-metals?

The bolded, zig-zag line


100

What is a row going left and right called on the Periodic Table?

A period

100

Sulfur has an atomic number of 16. What does the atomic number of 16 tell you about Sulfur?

The number of protons Sulfur has in its nucleus

100

How are the elements arranged on the Periodic Table?

In order of increasing atomic number
200

Which family do Calcium and Barium belong to?

Alkaline Earth Metals

200

Draw the zig zag line. Label the correct sides with Metals, Non-metals and Metalloids.



200

Which family is group 17?

Halogens


200

Find Bromine on the Periodic Table. What is the atomic number of Bromine?

35


200

The ease and speed at which an element combines with other elements describes the element's _________________?

Reactivity

300

What are the 3 reactive families? Circle the most reactive family

Alkali Metals (most reactive)

Alkaline Earth Metals

Halogens

300

Out of these options: Selenium (Se), Iodine (I), Zinc (Zn) or Argon (Ar)

Which would be the best conductor of electricity?

Zinc because it is a metal!

300

Where are the metalloids located?

Bordering the zig-zag line

300

How many valence electrons would Tin have?


Group 14 = 4 Valence Electrons

300

What is it called when a metal can be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking?

Malleability

400

Which family would provide the best materials for making jewelry? HINT: Jewelry is able to be hammered, bent, molded and is typically unreactive.

Transition Metals because the Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals are Reactive, Rare Earth metals are unstable, and Halogens and Nobel gases are non-metals.

400

What is it called when a metal can be pulled into a wire?

Ductile

400

What is the 3rd element in the Alkali Metals?

Potassium


400

Write this element and label each section of the atomic square with the following: Symbol, Name, Atomic Mass and Atomic Number.


400

Who was the first scientist accredited with developing the Periodic Table of Elements?

Dmitri Mendeleev


500

What do the following elements have in common?

Lithium (Li), Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Rubidium (Rb), Cesium (Cs) and Francium (Fr)

*Similar physical and chemical properties

or 

*Same number of valence electrons

500

You get a dull, yellow solid that breaks into powdery pieces when hit with a hammer. How would you classify this sample? (Hint: think of the category name?)

Non-Metal because it has opposite properties to metals

500

Which element is in group 15 period 4?

Arsenic


500

Fill out the rest of the data table

500

What determines how reactive an element is?

The number of Valence electrons