Periodic Table Organization

Question 1

What are the three classes of elements?

Answer 1

metal, non-metals, and metalloids

Question 2

what are properties of metals?

Answer 2

-on the left of “staircase”
-most are silver or grey in color and shiny
-malleable and ductile
-react strongly with other substances

Question 3

most metals are solid at room temp. which metal is the exception? (liquid at room temp)

Answer 3

Mercury

Question 4

what are properties of non-metals? which is element is the only non-metal that is liquid at room temp?

Answer 4

Bromine
-includes 17 elements
-on the right side of “staircase”
-vary in color
-reactivity varies

Question 5

what are metalloids?

Answer 5

(the “staircase”)
-at the beginning of row 13 and down before row 17
-shares properties with both metals and non-metals

Question 6

Where can you find the Alkali metals? what are their properties?

Answer 6

-row 1(vertical column farthest to the left)
-very reactive with halogens
-soluable in water
-shiny

Question 7

Where can you find Alkali Earth Metals? What are their properties?

Answer 7

-group 2(vertical column on the right of alkali metals)
-less soluable in water than alkali metals
-shiny
-second most reactive (second to alkali metals)

Question 8

Where can you find Halogens? What are their properties?

Answer 8

-row 17
-non-metals
-poisonous and react with alkali metals to form salts

Question 9

Where can you find noble gases? What are their properties?

Answer 9

-Group 18
-non-metals
-unreactive

Question 10

What are periods?

Answer 10

the name of the horizontal rows on the periodic table

Question 11

what are groups?

Answer 11

the name of the vertical rows on the periodic table