Chemistry-Periodic Table-Random Facts and Locations p12

Question 1

group or family

Answer 1

a column on table

Question 2

period

Answer 2

a row on table; there are 7

Question 3

metals

Answer 3

to the left of the “staircase” on table; majority of atoms

Question 4

nonmetals

Answer 4

to the right of “staircase”; includes Hydrogen

Question 5

metalloids or semietals

Answer 5

B (Boron), Si (Silicon), Ge (Germanium), As (Arsenic), Sb (Antimony), Te (Tellurium); “staircase”

Question 6

noble gases

Answer 6

group 18

Question 7

transition gases

Answer 7

groups 3-12 (d-block)

Question 8

lanthanide series

Answer 8

57-70 protons (lanthanoids)

Question 9

actinide series

Answer 9

89-102 protons (actinoids)

Question 10

alkali metals

Answer 10

Group 1

Question 11

alkaline-earth metals

Answer 11

Group 2

Question 12

halogens

Answer 12

Group 17

Question 13

metals (long list)

Answer 13

lower left corner of periodic table
good electrical and heat conductors
are malleable and ductile and lustrous
have hight tensile strength
are solid at room temperature (except Hg (mercury), which is liquid at room temp)

Question 14

nonmetals (long list)

Answer 14

upper right corner of periodic table
are poor electrical and heat conductors
are brittle when solid and dull (not shiny)
are mostly gaseous at room temp but can be liquids (Br (Bromine)) or solids (C (Carbon), P (Phosphorous), S (Sulfur), Se (Selenium), I (Iodine))

Question 15

metalloids or semimetals (long list)

Answer 15

located along “staircase” on periodic table
have characteristics of both metals and nonmetals
all solid at room temp
B, Si, Ge, As, Sb, Te