Periodic Table and Trends

What type of organization gives information about an element's electron configuration?

• Blocks

• Periods

• Groups

• Classes

What information can you obtain from an element's period?

• The type of element

• The ending of its electron configuration

• Its valence shell

• Whether it conducts electricity

Which group is referred to as Alkali Metals?

• 3

• 1

• 7

• 17

Which group contains the most reactive nonmetals?

• Group 1

• Group 2

• Group 17

• Group 18

Why are Noble Gases unreactive?

• They are colorless gases.

• They have very high atomic masses.

• They have very few electrons.

• They have 8 electrons in their valence shell.

Which of the following are properties of metals?

• Shiny

• Dull

• Malleable

• Ductile

• Brittle

Which of the following are properties of nonmetals?

• Good conductors of heat

• Dull

• Malleable

• Poor conductors of electricity

• Brittle

Which of the following elements has the LARGEST atomic radius?

• K

• Na

• Al

• N

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Which of the following metals is the LEAST reactive?

• Rb

• Sr

• Al

• Fe

Which of the following nonmetals is the MOST reactive?

• C

• I

• F

• S

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