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Assessment: The Periodic Table

Grouping the Elements

Match the correct description with the correct term. Write the letter in the space provided.

_____1.Metals that are so reactive that in nature they are found only combined with other elements

_____2.Metals in Groups 3–12 that do not give away their electrons as easily as atoms of Groups 1 and 2

______3. Very reactivemetalsthat have two outer-level electrons

_____4.Elements whose atoms are radioactive

_____5.Very reactive nonmetals

_____6.Unreactive nonmetals that do not react with other elements under normal conditions

_____7.Shiny, reactive metals, some of which are used to make steel

_____8.The most common element in Group 13, the Boron Group, that was once worth more than gold

_____9.Nonmetal that forms a wide variety of compounds, such as proteins, fats, and carbohydrates

_____10.An element that is necessary for substances to burn in Group 16

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Fill in the Blank:

Noble gasalkaline-earth metal

Halogenalkali metal

  1. An atom of a (n) ______has a full set of electrons in its outermost energy level and is non-reactive

2.______An atom of a (n) ______has one electron in its outermost energy level and

is very reactive.

3.______An atom of a (n) ______tends to gain one electron when it combines with

another atom; Is a very reactive non-metal.

4.______An atom of a (n) ______tends to lose two electrons when it combines with

another atom and is reactive.

Quiz: Periodic Table

Arranging the Elements

Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.

_____1.Periodic means

a.happening at regular intervals

b.happening very rarely

c.happening frequently

d.happening three or four times a year

_____2.Periodic law states that

a.elements are either gases, solids, or liquids

b.mercury is a liquid at room temperature

c.properties of elements change periodically with the elements’ atomic numbers

d.some elements stay in a liquid state only for short periods

_____3.Each vertical column on the periodic table is called a(n)

a.period

b.group

c.element

d.property

_____4.Most of the elements that fall along the zigzag line on the periodic table are called

a.nonmetals

b.metals

c.metalloids

d.conductors

_____5.Most metals are

a.solid at room temperature

b.bad conductors of electric current

c.dull

d.not malleable

6.What causes the properties of elements in a group to be similar?

______

7. INTERPRETING GRAPHICS: look at the model of an atom below. Does the model represent a metal atom or a nonmetal atom? Explain your answer. ______

Explain: ______

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