The Periodic Table Flashcards
What is the first element of group 3?
scandium
How many elements on the periodic table are not naturally occurring but have only been synthesized in laboratories and reactors?
24 (everything beyond and including americium)
Groups 3 through 12 are referred to by which block designation?
d-block
What is the trivial name for group 17?
halogens
In what year did Dmitri Mendeleev publish the first recognizable periodic table?
1869
What is the trivial name for group 18?
noble gases
Name the alkaline earth metals in order, from period 2 to period 7.
beryllium (period 2), magnesium (3), calcium (4), strontium (5), barium (6), radium (7)
What is the first element of group 9?
cobalt
Which groups comprise the d-block?
groups 3 through 12 (the transition metals)
Name the alkali metals in order, from period 2 to period 7.
lithium (period 2), sodium (3), potassium (4), rubidium (5), cesium (6), francium (7)
How many elements on the periodic table are naturally occurring?
94 (up to and including plutonium)
What are the three coinage metals of group 11?
copper (period 4), silver (5), and gold (6)
In general, in a group, electronegativity increases from . . .
bottom to top
What is the trivial name for group 1?
alkali metals
Who published the first recognizable periodic table in 1869?
Dmitri Mendeleev
Groups 13 through 18 are referred to by which block designation?
p-block
What is the most electronegative element?
fluorine
What is the first element of group 7?
manganese
What are the two metalloids in the carbon group (group 14)?
silicon (period 3) and germanium (period 4)
What is the first element of group 8?
iron
How many elements on the periodic table are liquids at STP?
2 (mercury and bromine)
What is the first element of group 16 (the chalcogens)?
oxgyen
How many periods are there on the periodic table?
7 (currently)
What is the trivial name for group 16?
chalcogens
What is the first element of group 5?
vanadium
What is the first element of group 13?
boron
In which numbers group are the coinage metals (copper, silver, and gold)?
Group 11
What is the first element of group 15 (the pnictogens)?
nitrogen
What is the trivial name for group 2?
alkaline earth metals
Name the halogens in order, from period 2 to period 7.
fluorine (period 2), chlorine (3), bromine (4), iodine (5), astatine (6), tennessine (7)
What is the first element of group 4?
titanium
The lanthanide and actinide series are referred to by which block designation?
f-block
What is the trivial name for group 15?
pnictogens
Which groups comprise the p-block?
groups 13 through 18
What adjective is often used to describe the metals of groups 3 through 12?
transition (or d-block)
In each period, which element has the largest atomic radius?
the alkali metal
What is the first element of group 14?
carbon
How many groups are there on the periodic table?
18
What are the letter designations of the subshells (in order of increasing energy)?
s, p, d, f, and g
Groups 1 and 2 are referred to by which block designation?
s-block
Which elements comprise the f-block?
the lanthanide and actinide series
What is the first element of group 10?
nickel
What element is immediately below oxygen on the period table?
sulfur
What are the two metals in the carbon group (group 14)?
tin (period 5) and lead (period 6)
Which groups comprise the s-block?
groups 1 and 2
What is the first element of group 12?
zinc
Name the noble gases in order, from period 1 to period 7.
helium (period 1), neon (2), argon (3), krypton (4), xenon (5), radon (6), oganesson (7)
How many elements on the periodic table have at least one stable isotope?
80 (everything up to and including number 82, lead, with the exceptions of technetium and promethium)
In general, in a period, electronegativity increases from . . .
left to right
What is the first element of group 6?
chromium
