Periodic Table Quiz

Most metals are NOT ____.

• ductile

• good conductors of heat and electricity

• liquid at room temperature

• malleable

In the periodic table, the most reactive metals are found ____.

• in Group 1, the first column on the left

• in Period 1, the first row across the top

• in Groups 13 through 16 in the center

• in Periods 6 and 7 at the bottom

Which group contains the most elements?

• metalloids

• nonmetals

• metals

• transition elements

A material is said to be ductile if it ____.

• can be pulled out, or drawn, into a long wire

• can be hammered or rolled into flat sheets and other shapes

• can transfer heat or electricity to another material

• is a mixture of a metal with at least one other element

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

• nuclei

• electrons

• neutrons

• isotopes

The elements in a column of the periodic table ____.

• have similar properties

• are in the same period

• have the same atomic mass

• have very similar chemical symbols

What information in the periodic table indicates the number of protons in an atom?

• the position of the element in its column

• the element’s chemical symbol

• the element’s atomic number

• the element’s atomic mass

Which group of elements shares characteristics with both metals and nonmetals?

• salts

• metalloids

• halogens

• lanthanides

The elements that do not ordinarily form compounds are ____.

• elements in the carbon family

• metals

• halogens

• noble gases

Which particles in atoms have a negative electric charge?

• electrons

• protons

• neutrons

• nuclei

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