Periodic Table Review

Front

What group on the Periodic Table contains the elements of the alkaline earth family?

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Group 2

Front

What type of elements border the 'stair step' or 'zigzag line'?

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Metalloids

Front

If an element is described as brittle, non-conductor, dull, non-reactive with acid, is it a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?

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Nonmetal

Front

What is Argon (Ar) classified as?

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Noble gas

Front

The elements in this family are soft, silvery, and very reactive with water. What family is this?

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Alkali Metals

Front

What are the main characteristics of metals?

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Good conductors of heat and electricity, malleable, ductile, and shiny.

Front

What are the main characteristics of nonmetals?

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Poor conductors of heat and electricity, brittle, and dull.

Front

What are metalloids?

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Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals.

Front

What is the significance of the 'stair step' line on the Periodic Table?

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It separates metals from nonmetals and indicates the location of metalloids.

Front

What group on the Periodic Table contains the halogens?

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Group 17