the periodic table

Question 1

the vertical columns on the periodic table are called ______

Answer 1

groups

Question 2

the horizontal rows on the periodic table are called ____

Answer 2

periods

Question 3

most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as ________

Answer 3

metals

Question 4

the elements that touch the zigzag line are classified as ________

Answer 4

metalloids

Question 5

the elements in the far upper right corner are classified as ________

Answer 5

nonmetals

Question 6

which is the first group?

Answer 6

alkali metals

Question 7

how many valence electrons do alkali metals have?

Answer 7

one

Question 8

which is the second group?

Answer 8

alkaline earth metals

Question 9

how many valence electrons do alkaline earth metals have?

Answer 9

two

Question 10

which is the third through twelfth group?

Answer 10

transition metals

Question 11

which is the seventeenth group?

Answer 11

halogens

Question 12

how many valence electrons do halogens have?

Answer 12

7

Question 13

which is the eighteenth group?

Answer 13

noble gases

Question 14

how many valence electrons do noble gases have?

Answer 14

8

Question 15

how many valence electrons does the thirteenth group have?

Answer 15

3

Question 16

how many valence electrons does the fourteenth group have?

Answer 16

4

Question 17

how many valence electrons does the fifteenth group have?

Answer 17

5

Question 18

how many valence electrons does the sixteenth group have?

Answer 18

6

Question 19

what is the first period at the bottom called?

Answer 19

lanthanides

Question 20

what is the second period at the bottom called?

Answer 20

actinides