Unit 2 vocab quiz

Question 1

Periodic Table

Answer 1

Chart of elements that is organized by each of the element’s increasing atomic number

Question 2

Periodic

Answer 2

Anything that is repeating according to a pattern

Question 3

Alkali Metals

Answer 3

Metals found in Group 1 of the periodic table; They are soft, ductile, shiny, violently reactive with water, excellent conductors of electricity, very reactive, have a silvery metallic luster

Question 4

Group/Family

Answer 4

Vertical columns in the periodic table numbered 1-18 that represent similar physical and chemical properties

Question 5

Transition Metals

Answer 5

Metals that are found in Groups 3-12 of the periodic table; they are malleable, good conductors of heat/electricity; the only characteristic they ALL have in common is hat they are all metals

Question 6

Valence Electrons

Answer 6

Number of electrons in an element’s outermost energy level

Question 7

Luis Dot Diagram

Answer 7

A diagram that uses the symbol of an element and dots to represent its valence electrons

Question 8

Electron Configurations

Answer 8

The arrangement of the electrons in the electron cloud into energy levels and orbitals

Question 9

Metals

Answer 9

Elements that are shiny, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and electricity

Question 10

Periods

Answer 10

Horizontal rows in the Periodic Table that represent the different energy levels

Question 11

Metalloids

Answer 11

Elements that share characteristics of both metals and non-metals

Question 12

Nonmetals

Answer 12

Elements that are dull, brittle, and poor conductors

Question 13

Halogens

Answer 13

Non-Metals that are found in group 17 of the periodic table; they are colorful, highly reactive, and react readily with alkaline metals to form ionic salts

Question 14

Noble Gases

Answer 14

Non-Metals found in group 18 of the periodic table; all non-reactive and they are all stable

Question 15

Alkaline Earth Metals

Answer 15

Metals that are found in group 2 of the periodic table; they are soft, silvery colored, very reactive, more stable than alkali metals, react readily with halogens to form ionic salts, and have a metallic luster

Question 16

Ions

Answer 16

Atom that has gained or lost electrons

Question 17

Atomic Radii

Answer 17

Half the distance between the nuclei of two like atoms

Question 18

Ionization energy

Answer 18

The amount of energy it takes to take away one electron from a neutral atom

Question 19

Electronegativity

Answer 19

The Measure of the ability of an atom to attract electrons in the context of a bond

Question 20

Isoelectric Configuration

Answer 20

Having equal numbers of electrons or the same electron configuration