Periodic Table/Fertilizer Review

Which of the following best describes the properties of metals?

• hard, brittle, and nonconductive
• liquid, dark, and conductive
  
• shiny, malleable, and conductive
• soft, oily, and very reactive

How are the elements in the periodic table arranged?

• by their atomic mass
• by their chemical symbol
• by their chemical name
• by their atomic number

_______ are horizontal  rows of elements that contain increasing numbers of protons and electrons.

• groups
• periods

According to its location on the periodic table, sodium (Na) can be described as

• an alkaline-earth metal.
• a transition metal.
  
• an alkali metal.
  
• a metalloid.

The red part of the periodic table is...

• metalloid
• non metal
• noble gases
• metal

The colored part of the periodic table is.....

• nonmetals
• metals
• metalloids
• gases

What element family is circled above?

• halogen
• Noble gases
• alkali metals
• transition metals

What does the atomic number tell you about the element?

• The number of neutrons in the atom of the nucleus
• The density of the atom
• The number of protons in the atom of the nucleus
• The mass of an atom of a chemical element

Who first arranged the periodic table?

• Vladimir Mendeleev
• Dmitri Mendeleev
• Ivan Mendeleev
• Vasily Mendeleev

Which of the following is not a property of metals?

• brittle
• malleable
• lustrous
• conductive