Periodicity

Question 1

What is an element?

Answer 1

An element is a pure substance made up of one type of atom

Question 2

What are the vertical columns on the periodic table called

Answer 2

groups

Question 3

What are the horizontal rows on the periodic table called

Answer 3

periods

Question 4

How do you identify what group an element is apart of?

Answer 4

You can tell a group from the amount of electrons that are on the last shell of an atom

Question 5

How do you identify what period an element is apart of?

Answer 5

Yu can tell a period from the amount of shells that make up an atom

Question 6

The number of electrons on its last shells is called its ______?

Answer 6

Valency

Question 7

What group of elements are referred to having a valence shell

Answer 7

Alkali metals

Question 8

What are group 2 elements called?

Answer 8

Alkaline Erath Metals

Question 9

What is are group 1 elements called?

Answer 9

Alkali Metals

Question 10

Which group(s) have no specific name?

Answer 10

Groups 4, 5, & 6

Question 11

What is the name of group 7 elements?

Answer 11

Halogens

Question 12

What is the name of group 3 elements?

Answer 12

Metalloids

Question 13

What is the name of group 8 elements?

Answer 13

Noble/Inert Gases

Question 14

How many electrons are there on the last shell of halogens?

Answer 14

Seven

Question 15

Which group is also referred to as Group 0?

Answer 15

Noble/Inert Gases

Question 16

Which is the only group in which the elements have a full valence shell?

Answer 16

Noble/Inert Gases

Question 17

Why are noble gases not reactive?

Answer 17

Because they have a full outer shell

Question 18

What is the name given to the elements found in the middle of the periodic table?

Answer 18

Transition metals