Basic Periodic Trends

In the new numbering system for the periodic table, the transition elements are the ones in groups ________ through ________.

3, 12

The symbol of the element in Period 4 and Group 7A(17) is A) B B) Be C) Mg D) Fl E) Br

Br

Which element would have physical and chemical properties similar to chlorine? A) Ar B) Br C) S D) O E) P

Br

What is the symbol of the element in Period 4 and Group 2A(2)? A) Be B) Mg C) Ca D) C E) Si

Ca

True or False Iodine is a metal

False

True or False Radon is a metal.

False

The symbol of the element in Period 3 and Group 2A(2) is A) B B) Be C) Mg D) Ca E) Al

Mg

Which of the following properties is NOT a characteristic of the Group 1A(1) elements (alkali metals)? A) They are shiny. B) They are good conductors of heat. C) They react vigorously with water. D) Most of them are liquids at room temperature. E) They are good conductors of electricity.

Most of them are liquids at room temperature.

What is the symbol of the element in Period 3 and Group 5A(15)? A) As B) P C) Y D) N E) Al

P

Which of the following is a characteristic of the modern periodic table? A) A group is a horizontal row on the periodic table. B) A period is a column on the periodic table. C) The elements in each group have similar chemical properties. D) The B groups contain the representative elements. E) The A groups contain the transition elements.

The elements in each group have similar chemical properties.

True or False Mercury is a metal

True

True or False Metals are good conductors of electricity.

True

True or False Noble gases are in Group 8A(18)

True

True or False Nonmetals are poor conductors of electricity.

True

True or False Semiconductors are usually metalloids

True

True or False Sulfur is a nonmetal

True

True or false Chromium is a metal.

True

One characteristic of the element sulfur is that it is A) a good conductor B) dull grey in color C) a good insulator of electricity D) ductile E) shiny

a good insulator of electricity

Magnesium is an element that is one example of A) a noble gas B) an alkali metal C) a transition metal D) a metalloid E) a representative element

a representative element

Silicon is an example of an element that is A) ductile B) a semiconductor C) less dense than water D) usable in coins E) usable in gunpowder

a semiconductor

Group 1A(1) elements are also known as the ________ metals.

alkali

Classify the following elements as an alkaline earth metal, noble gas, halogen, transition element, or alkali metal. sodium

alkali metal

The elements in group 2A(2) are known as the ________ metals.

alkaline earth

Classify the following elements as an alkaline earth metal, noble gas, halogen, transition element, or alkali metal. magnesium

alkaline earth metal

The elements lithium, sodium, and potassium A) are isotopes of each other B) are in the same period of elements C) have the same number of neutrons D) are in the same group E) have the same mass number

are in the same group

The Group 8A(18) elements A) are unreactive B) are good conductors of electricity C) melt at high temperatures D) are liquids at room temperature E) react vigorously with water

are unreactive

Which of the following elements is a noble gas? A) oxygen B) chlorine C) bromine D) argon E) nitrogen

argon

Identify the metalloid in the following list. A) sulfur B) fluorine C) silver D) copper E) germanium

germanium

Do the following represent elements in a group, a period, or neither? Li, Na, K

group

Do the following represent elements in a group, a period, or neither? O, S, Se

group

The term for each vertical column in the periodic table is a(n) ________.

group

Classify the following elements as an alkaline earth metal, noble gas, halogen, transition element, or alkali metal. bromine

halogen

The elements in group 7A(17) are called the ________ group.

halogen

Identify the noble gas in the following list. A) helium B) nitrogen C) oxygen D) gold E) chlorine

helium

Semiconductors are located in the periodic table on (or in) the A) left side of the table B) right side of the table C) line dividing metals from nonmetals in the table D) first period of the table E) last period of the table

line dividing metals from nonmetals in the table

Which of the following is a characteristic of nonmetals? A) shiny B) malleable C) good conductors of heat D) low melting points E) good conductors of electricity

low melting points

Classify the following as a metal or nonmetal cobalt

metal

Classify the following as a metal or nonmetal nickel

metal

Sodium is an example of an element that is a A) metalloid B) metal C) nonmetal D) noble gas E) transition element

metal

Germanium is an example of a(n) A) metalloid B) alkali metal C) nonmetal D) noble gas E) transition element

metalloid

Do the following represent elements in a group, a period, or neither? F, S, P

neither

Do the following represent elements in a group, a period, or neither? He, H, I

neither

Classify the following elements as an alkaline earth metal, noble gas, halogen, transition element, or alkali metal. argon

noble gas

Group 8A(18) elements are also known as the ________.

noble gases

Classify the following as a metal or nonmetal chlorine

nonmetal

Classify the following as a metal or nonmetal phosphorus

nonmetal

Classify the following as a metal or nonmetal sulfur

nonmetal

Do the following represent elements in a group, a period, or neither? Li, C, F

period

The term for each row in the periodic table is a(n) ________.

period

Germanium is an example of a(n) A) semiconductor B) conductor C) halogen D) liquid E) gas

semiconductor

The element in this list with chemical properties similar to magnesium is A) sodium B) boron C) carbon D) strontium E) chlorine

strontium

Which of the following elements is a metal? A) nitrogen B) fluorine C) argon D) strontium E) phosphorus

strontium

The elements in the periodic table classified as Group B elements are also called ________ elements.

transition

Chromium is an example of an element that is a A) transition element B) nonmetal C) metalloid D) noble gas E) representative element

transition element

Classify the following elements as an alkaline earth metal, noble gas, halogen, transition element, or alkali metal. copper

transition element