The Periodic Table

Question 1

What are the rows of the periodic table called?

Answer 1

Periods

Question 2

How are the elements arranged in each row?

Answer 2

In order of increasing atomic number

Question 3

The period number is the same as —- ?

Answer 3

The number of electron shells.

E.g the period 3 elements have 3 electron shells

Question 4

True or false, the properties of elements change as you go along a period?

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What are the columns of the periodic table called?

Answer 5

Groups

Question 6

What is similar about the elements in the same group?

Answer 6

They have similar properties. This is because they have the same number of electrons in their outer shell.

Question 7

What is the group number always equal to?

Answer 7

The number of electrons in the outer shel.

Question 8

True or false, the properties of elements often stay the same as you go down a group?

Answer 8

False.

The properties of elements often gradually change as you go down a group.

Question 9

What two categories is the Periodic Table arranged into?

Answer 9

Periods and groups