chem unit 3 test review

Question 1

an element that exists as a liquid at room temperature and cannot conduct electricity

Answer 1

nonmetal

Question 2

an element that exists as a crystalline solid, it can be stretched very thin into wires and has a shiny luster

Answer 2

metal

Question 3

an element that exists as a crystalline solid, it can be stretched very thin into wires and has a shiny luster

Answer 3

metalloid

Question 4

the distance between the nuclei of an atom and its farthest electron orbital

Answer 4

atomic radius

Question 5

the amount of energy required for an atom to lose 1 electron

Answer 5

ionization energy

Question 6

the tendency for an atom of a given chemical element to attract electrons

Answer 6

electronegativity

Question 7

the ion that LOSES electrons

Answer 7

cation

Question 8

what charge is cation

Answer 8

positive (+)

Question 9

the ion that gains electrons

Answer 9

anion

Question 10

what charge is anion

Answer 10

negative (-)

Question 11

an atom in group 1 with 1 valence electron

Answer 11

alkali metal

Question 12

an atom in group 2 with 2 valence electron

Answer 12

alkali earth metal

Question 13

an atom in group 17 with 7 valence electron

Answer 13

halogens

Question 14

an atom in group 18 with 8 valence electron

Answer 14

Noble gases

Question 15

circle a group

Answer 15

II column of the periodic table

Question 16

circle a period

Answer 16

=== layer of the periodic table (periods are long)