Periodic Table Reading Guide

You can learn some properties of an element from its ___ on the periodic table.

• chemical properties

• position

• symbol

• name

Elements are organized in ___(rows) and ___(columns).

• periods

• atomic masses

• groups

• atomic numbers

The periodic table lists elements in order of ___, increasing from left to right and top to bottom.

• neutron number

• atomic mass

• symbol

• atomic number

Excluding hydrogen, ___ are on the left side of the table.

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

• gases

___ are on the right side of the table.

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

• gases

Of all the known elements, most of the elements are ___

• nonmetals

• metals

• metalloids

• semimetals

Check all the boxes that are properties of metals.

• shiny

• ductile

• malleable

• conductor

Check all the boxes that are properties of metals.

• higher density

• brittle

• higher melting points

• mostly solids

Elements that have no metallic properties are ___.

• metalloids

• semimetals

• metals

• nonmetals

96% of the mass of your body comes from four elements that are nonmetals. Those four are oxygen and -

• calcium

• carbon

• hydrogen

• nitrogen