Periodic Table 7.PS.1.5

Which family is in column 18 (the end of the periodic table)?

• halogens

• noble gases

• nonmetals

• metals

What is the name of the group that touches the zigzag line (staircase) on the periodic table?

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

• halogens

Which family are fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine a part of?

• noble gases

• metalloids

• halogens

• alkali metals

Which group/family shares properties of metals and nonmetals?

• noble gases

• metalloids

• halogens

• transition metals

Which particles move around the nucleus?

• atomic mass units

• electrons

• protons

• neutrons

Which info from the periodic table tells you the number of protons in an atom?

• the position of the element in its column

• chemical symbol

• atomic number

• atomic mass

The elements in a row

• are in the same family

• have similar properties

• have the same atomic mass

• have properties that change in a pattern

In an atom, the number of protons equals the number of

• nuclei

• electrons

• neutrons

• isotopes

Which group contains the most elements?

• metalloids

• nonmetals

• metals

• transition metals

From an element's position in the periodic table, you can predict

• its properties

• its chemical name

• its chemical symbol

• when it was discovered