Element Symbols
Al
What is aluminum
This family is unreactive.
What are the noble gases / group 18?
This element is used in drink cans
What is aluminum
Reactivity ________ as you move down a family/column in the metals section of the periodic table
What is "increases"?
What is a proton?
Mg
What is magnesium
This family of metals is very reactive.
What are the alkali metals / group 1?
Used in electrical wires
What is copper
Which is more reactive; the halogens or the noble gases?
What are the noble gases?
A negatively charged particle in an atom
What is an electron?
Au
What is gold
This group of non-metals is very reactive.
What are the halogens?
This element makes up diamonds
What is carbon
Which is more reactive: Potassium or Sodium?
What is potassium?
A neutral particle in an atom's nucleus
What is a neutron?
U
What is uranium
This group is made up of shiny, soft metals that can conduct electricity.
What are the alkai metals?
This element is used to kill small germs in cuts
What is iodine
Reactivity increases as you move _________ a group of non-metals
what is "up"?
Where electrons are located in an atom
where is an electron orbit around the nucleus?
Pb
What is lead
What is the name for the group 2 metals?
What are the alkaline earth metals?
What is neon
Describe the trends in element reactivity as you move across a period of metals vs. non-metals
increases <---- this way for metals
increases ----> this way for non-metals
What is the number of neutrons in an atom?