Periodic Table Basis Quiz

Atomic radius Reactivity

1⁄2 the distance between nuclei of identical atoms

Electron affinity

Ability of an atom to attract electrons from another atom while bonding

List all the alkaline earth metals (6)

Beryllium (Be), Magnesium (Mg), Calcium (Ca), Strontium (Sr), Barium (Ba), Radium (Ra)

Column 3

Boron

List all the metalloids. (8)

Boron (B), Silicon (Si), Germanium (Ge), Arsenic (As), Antimony (Sb), Tellurium (Te), Polonium (Po), and Astatine (At)

Column 5

Nitrogen

Column 8

Noble Gas

Which group is very unreactive?

Noble Gases

Column 3-12

Transition Metals

Which group is the d block elements that are metals with typical metallic properties such as good conductors of heat and high luster?

Transition metals

What type of elements are poor conductors of heat and electricity, many are gases, and are usually brittle, dull, and unreactive with acid if they are a solid?

Non-metals

Column 6

Oxygen

Which element is in group 7 and period 5?

Technetium (Tc)

Describe the location of the actinide series

The actinide series are those elements between 89-104, they are named for the first element in the series, Actinium (Ac). To save space they are usually displayed as a separate two rows at the bottom of the periodic table.

Elements on the left tend to loss valence electron nd form positive ions

metals

List all the alkali metals (6)

Lithium (Li), Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Rubidium (Rb), Cesium (Cs), Francium (Fr)

List all the elements that are a liquid at room temperature (2).

Mercury (Hg) and Bromine (Br)

What type of elements have some characteristics of metals and some characteristics of nonmetals?

Metalloids

What type of elements are good electrical and heat conductors, usually solids, malleable, ductile, usually reactive with acid and usually have a silvery or grayish white luster?

Metals

List all the diatomic elements (7).

)Hydrogen (H), Nitrogen (N), Oxygen (O), Flourine (F), Chlorine (Cl), Bromine (Br), Iodine (I)

Column 2

Alkali Earth Metals

Which group is reactive and not found in nature as free elements but harder, denser, and less reactive than the alkali metals?

Alkali Earth Metals

Column 1

Alkali metals

Which group is silvery in appearance, soft enough to cut with a knife, very reactive, and not found in nature as free elements?

Alkali metals

Column 4

Carbon

Oxidation Number

Charge of atom after gained/lose electron

Ionic radius

Distance from the center of an ION to the outermost electrons Electron Affinity & Ionization Energy & Atomic Radius Metal Reactivity

Electronegativity

Energy change when a neutral atom gains an electron

Ionization energy

Energy needed to lose an electron from a neutral atom

List all the halogens (5)

Fluorine (F), Chlorine (Cl), Bromine (Br), Iodine (I), Astatine (At)

List the groups that belong to the main group elements

Groups 1-2 ,13-18

List the groups that belong to the transition elements

Groups 3 - 12

Column 7

Halogen

Which group contains the most reactive nonmetals?

Halogens

List all the noble gases (6)

Helium (He), Neon (Ne), Argon (Ar), Krypton (Kr), Xenon (Xe), Radon (Rn)

List all the nonmetals (17)

Hydrogen (H), Carbon (C), Nitrogen (N), Oxygen (O), Fluorine (F), Phosphorous (P), Sulfur (S), Chlorine (Cl), Selenium (Se), Bromine (Br), Iodine (I), Helium (He), Neon (Ne), Argon (Ar), Krypton (Kr), Xenon (Xe), Radon (Rn)

List all the elements that are a gas at room temperature (11)

Hydrogen (H), Nitrogen (N), Oxygen (O), Fluorine (F), Chlorine (Cl), Helium (He), Neon (Ne), Argon (Ar), Krypton (Kr), Xenon (Xe), Radon (Rn)

Describe the location of the lanthanide

The lanthanide series are those elements between 57-70, they are named for the first element in the series, Lanthanum (La). To save space they are usually displayed as a separate two rows at the bottom of the periodic table.

Elements on right tend to gain valence electrons to become negative ions

nonmetals