Element Basics
The table
Metals
Non-metals
Metalloids
100
Atomic number
The whole number over the chemical symbol is called what?
100
The metals and nonmetals
The zigzag line on the table divides what?
100
True
Metals make up the majority of the periodic table. (True/False)
100
They are on the right side. (Except for hydrogen)
Are non-metals on the right or left side of the periodic table?
100
True
Metalloids are the smallest category on the periodic table. (True/False)
200
Metalls
The largest category has the most elements. Metals, Non metals, and metalloids.
200
False
Metals are only to the right of the zigzag line. (True/False)
200
Hydrogen
What is the first Nonmetal listed on the periodic table?
200
False, metalloids are on both sides of the zigzag line.
Metalloids are on the left of the zigzag line, with the metals. (True/False)
300
The chemical symbol
The one or two letter symbol for each element is called what?
300
Alkaline-Earth Metals
Group 2 contains what metals?
300
Transition Metals
What is the most common type of metal on the table?
300
Gasses
All of Group 18 (all non-metals) are classified as what? (solid, liquid, gas)
400
The sum of the protons and neutrons in the element's atoms.
What is the atomic mass?
400
Less reactive
As the table progresses from left to right the elements become ____ metallic. (more or less)
400
Alkali Metals
What is the most reactive type of metals
400
Gasses
Most non-metals are listed as what? (solid, liquid, gas)
400
solids
All metalloids are classified as what? (solid, liquid, gas)
500
Nonmetals or gasses
Hydrogen, Helium, Neon, and Oxygen are all?
500
Lanthanides and Actinides
The elements placed below the table are called what?
500
Alkali, Alkaline-Earth, and Transition Metals
What are the three types of metals on the table?
500
Bromine
What is the only non-metal to be classified as a liquid?
500
6
How many metalloids are there?