Periodic Table Trends Quiz

Columns in the periodic table are called

• periods

• groups

• families

• none of the above

Rows in the periodic table are called

• columns

• families

• periods

• groups

Beryllium is a

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

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Nitrogen is a

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

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What element can be found in group 2 and period 5?

• Strontium

• Nitrogen

• Phosphorous

• Xenon

Elements in the same group will have the same number of

• Valence Electrons

• Core Electrons

• Energy Levels

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Periodic Trends: The atomic radius of elements

• increase as you go down a group

• decrease as you go down a group

• increase as you go across a period

• decrease as you go across a period

Periodic Trends: The atomic radius of an atom increases down a column because

• the nucleus gets bigger

• there are more protons in the elements

• the elements have fewer electron shells

• There are more energy levels

The MOST electronegative element is ____.

• Helium
• Hydrogen
• Fluorine
• Francium

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Which has the greater Electronegativity: 
N or C?

• C
• N