Types and Families on the Periodic Table

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

Sulfur is a...

• metal

• nonmetal

• metalloid

Which is an alkaline earth metal?

• Calcium

• Rubidium

• Carbon

• Iodine

Radium (Ra)

• alkali metal

• alkaline earth metal

• halogen

• noble gas

Which of the following element is an example of Halogen

• Sodium

• Magnesium

• Fluorine

• Carbon

Gold (Au)

• Transition Metal

• Alkali Metal

• Alkaline Earth Metal

• Heavy Metal

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 columns on the periodic table are called

• Families

• Periods

• Junctions

Elements located between metals and the nonmetals are called

• metalloids

• metallics

• transition metals