Physical Science Chapter 17 Test

Front

Different forms of the same element that have different properties because of different atom arrangements are called ______.

Back

allotropes

Front

Metals can be used as wire because they are ______.

Back

ductile

Front

Substances that conduct an electric current only under certain conditions are most likely to be ______.

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metalloids

Front

The elements in Groups 3 through 12 of the periodic table are the ______.

Back

transition metals

Front

A group of elements that has two electrons in its outer energy level is the ______.

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alkaline earth metals

Front

Hydrogen is grouped with the alkali metals because it ______.

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has one electron in its outer energy level

Front

The bonding that occurs when positively charged ions are surrounded by a cloud of electrons is called ______ bonding.

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metallic

Front

Three transition elements in Group 12 of the periodic table are ______.

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mercury, zinc and cadmium

Front

When metals combine with nonmetals, the atoms of the metals tend to lose electrons, forming _____ bonds.

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ionic

Front

Which of the following is not a property of a nonmetal? brittle, poor conductor of heat and electricity, luster, dull

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luster