Additional Periodic Table Practice

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What type of element is Silicon?

Back

Silicon is a metalloid, which means it has properties of both metals and nonmetals.

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What element is found in Period 6, Group 18 of the periodic table?

Back

Radon.

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What are the UP and DOWN columns on the periodic table called?

Back

They are called groups.

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What do we call the horizontal rows in the periodic table?

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They are called periods.

Front

Which type of elements are poor conductors of heat and electricity?

Back

Nonmetals are poor conductors of heat and electricity.

Front

What is a metalloid?

Back

A metalloid is an element that has properties of both metals and nonmetals.

Front

What is the significance of groups in the periodic table?

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Elements in the same group have similar chemical properties and the same number of valence electrons.

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What is the significance of periods in the periodic table?

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Elements in the same period have the same number of electron shells.

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Name a characteristic of metals.

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Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity.

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What is the main characteristic of nonmetals?

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Nonmetals are typically poor conductors of heat and electricity.