Periodic Table

Which is a property of a metal?

• It is brittle
• It is a good Insulator
• It has a dull appareance
• It is malleable

What are two properties that make a metal a GOOD choice to use as a wire in electronics?

• Conductivity, malleability
• Ductility, Conductivity
• Luster, maleability
• Malleability, high density

Good conductor of heat

• Metal
• Nonmetal

If a material can easily be drawn into the shape of a wire, it is

• Ductile
• Magnetic
• Malleable
• Reactive

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of most metals?

• Brittle
• Good conductor
• Ductile
• Malleable

Which of these is a property of metals?

• It's malleable
• It can't conduct electricity
• They are used in food
• It's very brittle

Which of these grouping of elements could have the characteristic of luster (shiny)?

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• metalloids
• Both metals and metalloids

Iron is a good conductor, malleable and magnetic. What type of element is Iron? 

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid

A student is given a sample of an unknown substance. He is asked to determine if it is classified as a metal, a metalloid, or a nonmetal. He discovered that the unknown element conducted some heat and electricity, had a shiny luster, and broke easily. This element is most likely a 

• metal
• nonmetal
• metalloid
• cannot be determined

Which two families on the periodic table react aggressively?

• noble gases and alkali metals
• alkali metals and halogens
• noble gases and halogens
• metals and halogens