Families on the Periodic Table

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

• 1
• 2
• 17
• 18

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

• Alkaline Earth Metals

• Alkali Metals

• Transition Metals

• Lanthanides

Gold (Au)

• Transition Metal
• Alkali Metal
• Alkaline Earth Metal
• Heavy Metal

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

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Which element is not in the Alkali metal family?

• Li
• H
• Fr
• Cs 

Argon (Ar)

• alkali metal
• alkaline earth metal
• halogen
• noble gas

Which of the following is the most reactive group of non-metals? 

• Alkali
• Alkali Earth
• Halogen
• Noble Gas

How many valence electrons does an alkaline earth metal have? 

• 1
• 2
• 7
• 8

How many valence electrons does a halogen have? 

• 1
• 2
• 7
• 8

The is family has properties of both metals and nonmetals.

• Alkali

• Halogens

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

This type of element is dull, brittle solids and gases, insulators, poor conductors of heat and electricity, as well as having low melting points.

• metals

• metalloids

• nonmetals