Trends of the Periodic Table

The horizontal row on the periodic table is called a

• group
• family
• period
• atomic number

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A vertical column is called...

• group
• tower
• period
• crew

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The number at the bottom of each square on the periodic table is the ...

• atomic number
• atomic mass
• chemical symbol
• element name

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The number at the top of each square on the periodic table is the ...

• atomic number
• atomic mass
• Chemical Symbol
• Element Name

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Pure forms of these elements are stored in oil so they won't react with oxygen and water in the air.

• Alkali Metals
• Alkaline-earth metals
• Halogens
• Noble Gases

Diamonds are a pure form of what element?

• Carbon
• Oxygen
• Silicon
• Silver

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What group of elements don't have individual names?

• Alkaline-earth Metals
• Transition Metals
• Alkali Metals
• Halogens

Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.

• Metals
• Nonmetals
• Metalloids
• Periods

This class of elements are sometimes called "semiconductors."

• Metals
• Nonmetals
• Metalloids
• Groups

The atomic number tells you what?

• number of electrons
• number of protons
• number of neutrons
• both electrons and protons in an atom.