Year 8 Revision The Periodic Table

Which of the following are common properties of metals?

• shiny and high melting points
• low melting points and shiny
• dull and low melting points
• dull and high melting points

Metals are generally ductile. What does ductile mean?

• You can easily change its shape
• You can stretch it out into a long wire
• It can conduct electricity
• It can conduct heat

Metals are generally good conductors of heat and electricity

• True
• False

The vertical columns in the periodic table are called....

• classes
• periods
• groups
• collections

The horizontal rows in the periodic table are called....

• groups
• periods
• classes
• collections

The group 1 elements are often called....

• The Halogens
• The metals
• The alkali metals
• The Noble Gases

The group 7 elements are often called....

• The Halogens
• The metals
• The alkali metals
• The Noble Gases

The group 8 elements are often called....

• The Halogens
• The metals
• The alkali metals
• The Noble Gases

What happens to the reactivity as you go down Group 1

• It increases
• It decreases
• It stays the same

What happens to the reactivity as you go down Group 7

• It increases
• It decreases
• It stays the same