Periodic Table

Question 1

How is an elements position on the periodic table determined?

Answer 1

The atomic number of an element determines its position in the periodic table

Question 2

What does the group number of an element determine?

Answer 2

The group number in the periodic table equals the number of electrons in the outermost shell

Question 3

What are group 1 elements called?

Answer 3

Alkali metals

Question 4

What happens to the melting an boiling points of the elements as they go down the table?

Answer 4

They decrease

Question 5

What are group 7 elements called?

Answer 5

Halogens

Question 6

What do halogens have in common?

Answer 6

All halogens form ions with a single negative charge in their ionic compounds with metals

Question 7

What is the attraction between electrons?

Answer 7

The distance between the outermost electrons and the nucleus
The number of occupied inner shells, which provide a shielding affect
The size of the positive charge on the nucleus (nuclear charge)