The Periodic Table is a Table of All Known Elements

Question 1

How many elements are we aware of?

Answer 1

100ish

Question 2

What does the modern periodic table show?

Answer 2

The elements in order of increasing atomic number

Question 3

How is the period table laid out?

Answer 3

So that the elements with similar properties form columns

Question 4

What are these vertical columns called?

Answer 4

Groups

Question 5

What does the group which an element belongs in correspond to?

Answer 5

The number of electrons it has in its outer shell

Question 6

How many electrons does a group 1 element have in its outer shell?

Answer 6

1

Question 7

What are group 1 elements called?

Answer 7

Alkali metals

Question 8

What are group 7 elements called?

Answer 8

Halogens

Question 9

What are group 0 elements called?

Answer 9

The noble gases

Question 10

What are group 1 and 2 metals?

Answer 10

Reactive metals

Question 11

What are the elements in the middle called?

Answer 11

Transition elements

Question 12

Where is the staircase in between?

Answer 12

Al, Ge, Sb, Po
And
B, Si, As, Te, At

Question 13

What are group 0 metals?

Answer 13

Noble gases