Periodic Table
Elements
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Element examples
100

____ are horizontal rows and ____ are vertical columns on the periodic table.

PERIODS are horizontal rows and GROUPS are vertical columns

100

Metals have ____ melting points and Non-Metals have ____ melting points

Metals have HIGH melting points and Non-Metals have LOW melting points

100

What are the three types of elements?

Metal, Non-metal, Metalloid

100

How does the number of electron shells vary across the periodic table?

Each period on the periodic table corresponds to an additional electron shell. Period 1 has 1 shell, while Period 7 has 7 shells.
100

What type of element is Fe (iron)

metal

200

Elements in a group/column in the periodic table can be expected to have similar _____.

Properties

200

These elements are shiny and able to conduct heat and electricity well. What elements am I talking about?

Metal

200

Word for being able to bend into a wire.

Ductile

200

Using the trend of Metal Reactivity list in order from lowest to highest reactivity the three elements Be (beryllium), Al (aluminum), and Sn (tin)

Sn, Al and Be
200

what type of element is S (sulfur)

Non-metal

300

The ____ number shows energy levels and the ____ number shows us the number of valence electrons.

The PERIOD number shows energy levels and the GROUP number shows us the number of valence electrons.

300

These elements are usually dull in appearance, poor conductors of heat and electricity, and gasses at room temperature. What elements am I talking about?

Non-Metals

300

The ability of a material that keeps energy such as electricity, heat or cold from easily transferring through. 

Conductivity

300

What group do the Alkali metals like to bond with?

Halogens (group 17)

300

What type of element is Kr (Krypton)

Non-Metal

400

____ ____ is the number of protons in an atom. 

ATOMIC NUMBER is the number of protons in an atom. 

400

These elements have properties that fall between those of metals and non-metals. What element am I talking about?

Metalloids

400

What is a valence electron?

An electron in the outermost shell of an atom that can participate in forming chemical bonds.

400

What other element might Boron want to bond with?

Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Arsenic, etc

Anything in group 15

400

What type of element is Si (silicone)

Metalloid

500

Atomic number increases ____ and ____ on the periodic table.


Atomic number increases DOWN and RIGHT on the periodic table


500

Metal reactivity increases ____ and ____ on the periodic table.

Metal reactivity increases LEFT and DOWN on the periodic table.

500

The ability of atoms to combine or separate with other atoms to create new substances 

Reactivity

500

What group is inert?

Noble Gases (group 18)

500

What element is As (arsenic)

metalloid