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1
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What is a negative ion

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Anion

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2
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Name the three major categories into which the elements are divided.

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  • Metals
  • Nonmetals
  • Semimetals
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3
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What criterion did Mendeleev use in arranging his periodic table?

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Atomic mass

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4
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Which periodic table do we use today?

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Atomic #

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5
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What does the period number tell you?

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Energy levels

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6
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What does the family number tell you?

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Valence electrons

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7
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Name the liquid metal on the chart.

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Mercury

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8
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Name the liquid nonmetal on the chart?

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Bromine

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9
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What criterion did Mosley use in arranging his periodic table?

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Atomic #

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10
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What is the difference between the lanthanide and actinide elements by definition and table location?

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  • Lanthanide is on period 6

- Actinide is on period 7

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11
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What are the rare earth elements?

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The 2 bottom rows of the periodic table

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12
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Why are noble gases relatively nonreactive?

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Stable octet

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13
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What information is provided by the specific block location of an element?

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  • Atomic #
  • Atomic Mass
  • Symbol
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14
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Identify, by number, the groups located within each of the four block areas.

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  • S~ families 1,2
  • P~ families 13-18
  • D~ families 3-12
  • F~ bottom 2 rows
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15
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Which elements are designed as the Alkali metals ?

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1 or 1A

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16
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Which elements are designed as Alkaline Earth Metals?

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2 or 2A

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17
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What name is sometimes used to refer to the entire set of d-block elements?

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Transition

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18
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Which type of elements make up the ‘p’ block?

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Representative

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19
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Which elements are designed as the halogens?

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17 or 7A

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20
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Which elements are designed as the noble gases?

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18 or 8A

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21
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Which elements are metalloids?

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Staircase

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22
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Which elements make up the ‘f’ block in the Periodic Table?

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  • Lanthanides

- Actinides

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23
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What trend is observed among the atomic radio of group A elements down a group?

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Larger or up

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24
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What is electron affinity?

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Ability to keep electron

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25
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What is electronegativity?

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Ability to attract electrons

26
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What relationship is John Newlands table based on?

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Octaves

27
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Who is credited to the first periodic table?

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Mendeleev

28
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What was one important result of Mendeleev’s table?

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The existence and properties of undiscovered elements could be predicted

29
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What was the arrangement of Mosely’s table based on?

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

30
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States that when elements are arranged according to increasing atomic number, there is a periodic repetition of their chemical and physical properties.

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Periodic law

31
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What is a positive ion

A

Cation

32
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Column on the periodic table

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Group

33
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A row on the periodic table

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Period

34
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Group A elements

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Representative elements

35
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Elements that are shiny and conduct electricity

A

Metals

36
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Group B elements

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Transition elements

37
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There are ______ main classifications of elements

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Three

38
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More than 3/4 of the elements in the periodic table are _______.

A

Metals

39
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Group 1A elements (except for hydrogen) are known as the ________ _______.

A

Alkali Metals

40
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what group elements are the Alkaline Earth Metals?

A

Group 2A

41
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Group 7A are highly reactive Nonmetals known as ________.

A

Halogens

42
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Group 8A elaments are are very unreactive elements known as _______.

A

Transition Metals

43
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What do Metalloids have properties of?

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Metals and Nonmetals

44
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Vertical columns on the periodic table?

A

Families

45
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How many periods are on the periodic table?

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7

46
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What does the period number represent?

A

Number of energy levels

47
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How many families are on the periodic table?

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18

48
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What does the family number represent

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Number of valence electrons

49
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What are metalloids another name for?

A

Semimetals

50
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What do Semimetals have characteristics of?

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Metals and Nonmetals

51
Q

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

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Mercury and Bromine

52
Q

What kind metal is Mercury?

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Liquid metal

53
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What type of metal is Bromine?

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Liquid nonmetal

54
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Family 1 is called ……?

A

Alkali Metal

55
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Family 2 is called….?

A

Alkaline Metal

56
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Family 17&18 is called….?

A

Noble gases

57
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The two rare earth metals located and the bottom two rows of the periodic table are ……

A

Lanthanides and Actinides

58
Q

Close relationships between elements in neighboring groups?

A

Diagonal relationship

59
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Elements in group 7A…?

A

Halogens

60
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Elements in group 2A….?

A

Alkaline

61
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F-block elements in period 7??

A

Alkali series

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