Pre-Quiz: Periodic Table Basics

Watch Video: Periodic Table Review. A good definition of the "Periodic Table" would be which of the following?

• A chart showing all of the chemical compounds that exist?

• A table showing the order in which chemicals were discovered

• A table showing all chemical reactions.

• An organized table showing all elements.

• None of these describe the Periodic Table

The Periodic table is organized with the elements which are most metallic being located where?

• Left side

• Right side

• Middle section

• Top of the table

• All elements of the periodic table are have metallic characterics.

Groups are arrange in what direction on the Periodic Table?

• Vertically (up and down like columns)

• Horizontally (side to side)

• Diagonally ( from upper to lower corner)

• Both vertically and horizontally

How many different kinds of information can we use the Periodic Table to find?

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 10

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One of the things the Periodic Table can tell us is what elements have the most metallic characteristics (how easily an atom loses its electrons). Which elements would be the most metalic?

• F and Cl

• H and He

• Au and Cu

• Cs and Fr

This is what the atom of the elements of the periodic table look like. It show the parts of an atom call the "sub atomic particles." In the picture what is the name of the positively charge red particle?

• neutron

• proton

• electron

• nucleus

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The number of electrons in the outer most orbit (shown by the blue ring) determine what group on the Periodic Table an element will be placed in. Therefore this element would be found in Group number ___?

• 8

• 1

• 7

• 6

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These elements show properties of both metals and non-metals. They also separate the metals from the non-metals on the Periodic Table.

• Noble Gases

• Earth Metals

• Halogens

• Metalloids

• none of these is correct

The atomic number determines what an element is. A different atomic number makes a different element. What is the atomic number of Neon (Ne)?

• 10

• 20.18

• 9

• 58

• none of these is correct

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What is the atomic number of Helium

• 8

• 15

• 0

• 6