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
