Periodic Table

Question 1

What is a negative ion

Answer 1

Anion

Question 2

Name the three major categories into which the elements are divided.

Answer 2

• Metals
• Nonmetals
• Semimetals

Question 3

What criterion did Mendeleev use in arranging his periodic table?

Answer 3

Atomic mass

Question 4

Which periodic table do we use today?

Answer 4

Atomic #

Question 5

What does the period number tell you?

Answer 5

Energy levels

Question 6

What does the family number tell you?

Answer 6

Valence electrons

Question 7

Name the liquid metal on the chart.

Answer 7

Mercury

Question 8

Name the liquid nonmetal on the chart?

Answer 8

Bromine

Question 9

What criterion did Mosley use in arranging his periodic table?

Answer 9

Atomic #

Question 10

What is the difference between the lanthanide and actinide elements by definition and table location?

Answer 10

• Lanthanide is on period 6

- Actinide is on period 7

Question 11

What are the rare earth elements?

Answer 11

The 2 bottom rows of the periodic table

Question 12

Why are noble gases relatively nonreactive?

Answer 12

Stable octet

Question 13

What information is provided by the specific block location of an element?

Answer 13

• Atomic #
• Atomic Mass
• Symbol

Question 14

Identify, by number, the groups located within each of the four block areas.

Answer 14

• S~ families 1,2
• P~ families 13-18
• D~ families 3-12
• F~ bottom 2 rows

Question 15

Which elements are designed as the Alkali metals ?

Answer 15

1 or 1A

Question 16

Which elements are designed as Alkaline Earth Metals?

Answer 16

2 or 2A

Question 17

What name is sometimes used to refer to the entire set of d-block elements?

Answer 17

Transition

Question 18

Which type of elements make up the ‘p’ block?

Answer 18

Representative

Question 19

Which elements are designed as the halogens?

Answer 19

17 or 7A

Question 20

Which elements are designed as the noble gases?

Answer 20

18 or 8A

Question 21

Which elements are metalloids?

Answer 21

Staircase

Question 22

Which elements make up the ‘f’ block in the Periodic Table?

Answer 22

• Lanthanides

- Actinides

Question 23

What trend is observed among the atomic radio of group A elements down a group?

Answer 23

Larger or up

Question 24

What is electron affinity?

Answer 24

Ability to keep electron

Question 25

What is electronegativity?

Answer 25

Ability to attract electrons

Question 26

What relationship is John Newlands table based on?

Answer 26

Octaves

Question 27

Who is credited to the first periodic table?

Answer 27

Mendeleev

Question 28

What was one important result of Mendeleev's table?

Answer 28

The existence and properties of undiscovered elements could be predicted

Question 29

What was the arrangement of Mosely's table based on?

Answer 29

Number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of the element

Question 30

States that when elements are arranged according to increasing atomic number, there is a periodic repetition of their chemical and physical properties.

Answer 30

Periodic law

Question 31

What is a positive ion

Answer 31

Cation

Question 32

Column on the periodic table

Answer 32

Group

Question 33

A row on the periodic table

Answer 33

Period

Question 34

Group A elements

Answer 34

Representative elements

Question 35

Elements that are shiny and conduct electricity

Answer 35

Metals

Question 36

Group B elements

Answer 36

Transition elements

Question 37

There are ______ main classifications of elements

Answer 37

Three

Question 38

More than 3/4 of the elements in the periodic table are _______.

Answer 38

Metals

Question 39

Group 1A elements (except for hydrogen) are known as the ________ _______.

Answer 39

Alkali Metals

Question 40

what group elements are the Alkaline Earth Metals?

Answer 40

Group 2A

Question 41

Group 7A are highly reactive Nonmetals known as ________.

Answer 41

Halogens

Question 42

Group 8A elaments are are very unreactive elements known as _______.

Answer 42

Transition Metals

Question 43

What do Metalloids have properties of?

Answer 43

Metals and Nonmetals

Question 44

Vertical columns on the periodic table?

Answer 44

Families

Question 45

How many periods are on the periodic table?

Answer 45

7

Question 46

What does the period number represent?

Answer 46

Number of energy levels

Question 47

How many families are on the periodic table?

Answer 47

18

Question 48

What does the family number represent

Answer 48

Number of valence electrons

Question 49

What are metalloids another name for?

Answer 49

Semimetals

Question 50

What do Semimetals have characteristics of?

Answer 50

Metals and Nonmetals

Question 51

What are the two liquids at room temperature on the periodic table?

Answer 51

Mercury and Bromine

Question 52

What kind metal is Mercury?

Answer 52

Liquid metal

Question 53

What type of metal is Bromine?

Answer 53

Liquid nonmetal

Question 54

Family 1 is called ......?

Answer 54

Alkali Metal

Question 55

Family 2 is called....?

Answer 55

Alkaline Metal

Question 56

Family 17&18 is called....?

Answer 56

Noble gases

Question 57

The two rare earth metals located and the bottom two rows of the periodic table are ......

Answer 57

Lanthanides and Actinides

Question 58

Close relationships between elements in neighboring groups?

Answer 58

Diagonal relationship

Question 59

Elements in group 7A...?

Answer 59

Halogens

Question 60

Elements in group 2A....?

Answer 60

Alkaline

Question 61

F-block elements in period 7??

Answer 61

Alkali series