Periodic Table Unit Test Review

Where are metals found on the periodic table?

• Right side

• Bottom

• Left side

• Middle

The periodic table is organized by increasing

• atomic mass

• atomic number

• number of protons

• number of neutrons

An element that is shiny and a good conductor of heat, it is considered to be a

• Metalloid

• Metal

• Non-Metal

• None of these

Which part of the element tells you the identity of that element?

• Number of electrons

• Number of protons

• Number of neutrons

• Energy levels

T or F: Mendeleev was the first scientist to discover the periodic table

• True

• False

What is the name of the family on the periodic table with 7 valence electrons?

• halogens

• transition metals

• alkali metals

• noble gases

T or F: All elements are solid at room temperature.

• True

• False

T or F: Sodium (Na) is a metal

• True

• False

Elements in a group/family of the periodic table are similar in what way?

• They are all nonmetals

• They have a full outer shell of electrons

• They have the same number of valence electrons

• They are all metals

If you were to move downwards from fluorine to chlorine on the periodic table, what would happen?

• The number of valence electrons increases.

• The ionic charge of the elements changes from positive to negative.

• The classification changes from non metal to metal.

• The number of total electrons increases.