Periodic Squares/Atoms
Valence Electrons
Metals, Nonmetals, Metalloids
Groups/Periods
Vocabulary
Random Trivia
100

Unique for each element

What is the # of protons?

100

The first Energy Level (Electron Shell) can hold this many electrons.

What is 2?

100

This is where metals are found on periodic table

What is the left side?

100

A row across on the periodic table

What is Period?

100

The Atomic Number tells us the number of these.

Protons and Electrons (when neutral)

100
The number of books in the Harry Potter series.

What is 7?

200

The number of Protons in an atom of Iron (Fe).

What is 26?

200

Every Energy Level (Electron Shell) after the first one can hold this many electrons.

What is 8?
200

This is where metalloids are found on periodic table

What is the staircase, between metals and nonmetals

200

A column up and down on the periodic table.

What is a group/family?

200

Atomic Mass is equal to this

What is protons + neutrons?

200

The number of items in a Bakers Dozen.

What is 13?

300

An atom of Magnesium has 12 protons, 12 neutrons, and 12 electrons. This is that Atom's Atomic Mass.

What is 24?

300

Hydrogen has this many Valence Electrons

What is 1?

300

Most metals at room temperature are this

What is Solid?

300

Elements in a group have the same number of this.

What are Valence Electrons

300

An atom with a positive or negative charge due to gaining or losing electrons

What is an Ion?
300

The number of elements on the Periodic Table.

What is 118?

400

The number of Neutrons.

What is 18?

400

The number of Valence Electrons Aluminum (Al) has.

What is 3?

400

The elements are poor conductors of heat and electricity, dull and brittle

What are nonmetals?

400

Elements in a period have the same number of this, but different properties

What are Energy Levels (Electron Shells)?

400

Good conductors of heat and electricity. Found on the left side of the periodic table.

What are metals?

400

The number of elements on the periodic table that begin with the letter Z.

What is 2?

500

Increases left to right on periodic table. How the periodic table is organized

What is by Atomic Number?

500

When an atom gains or loses a Valence Electron.

What is an Ion?

500

These elements share properties of both metals and nonmetals

What are Metalloids?

500

The modern periodic table is organized according to this.

What is by increasing atomic number?

500

Found in the outermost/highest Energy Level (Electron Shell).

Valence Electrons

500

The age you become eligible to run for President.

What is 35?

600

An atom of Argon has 18 protons, 21 neutrons, and 18 electrons. This is that atom's Atomic Mass.

What is 39?
600

Valence Electrons determine these.

What is Chemical and Physical Properties?

600

Brittle, dull, mostly gas, poor conductors.

What is (properties of) Nonmetals?

600

Elements in a Group/Family have similar these.

Physical and Chemical Properties

600

Two atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons in the nucleus

What are Isotopes?

600

In inches, the height of a table tennis net.

What is 6 inches?

700

The only element to have 80 protons in it's nucleus

What is Mercury?

700

An atom with a completely full outer most energy level is this.

What is unreactive?

700

Used in computer chips.

Metalloids (Silicon)

700

Of the four elements listed, which two would have the most similar properties

 - Chlorine (Cl)

- Nitrogen (N)

- Lithium (Li)

- Fluorine (F)

What are Chlorine (Cl) and Fluorine (F)?

700
What an atom becomes when it loses an electron.

What is a Positive Ion?

700

The average number of seeds a strawberry has on it's surface.

What is 200?

800

The average mass of isotopes of an element; protons and neutrons combined.

What is atomic mass?

800

What an atom becomes when it gains a valence electron.

What is a Negative Ion?

800

Another name for a Metalloid.

What is semiconductor?

800

Of the four elements listed, which two would have the most similar properties

 - Magnesium (Mg)

- Sodium (Na)

- Calcium (Ca)

- Sulfur (S)

What are Magnesium and Calcium?

800

Do not follow most trends on the periodic table.

What are Transition Metals?

800

The value of the most expensive baseball card ever sold (Honus Wagner).

$6.6 Million