Periodic Table properties

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

• Brittle

• Good conductor

• Ductile

• Malleable

The metals of Group 1 are commonly called the

• Transition metals

• Alkaline earth metals

• Lanthanides

• Alkali Metals

Gold, which is in Group 11 on the periodic table, is an example of a(n) ____________

• Alkali Metal

• Other Metal

• Transition Metal

• Alkaline Earth Metal

Low density

• Metal

• Nonmetal

Which of the following does not conduct electricity easily?

• copper

• plastic

• silver

• salt water

Which is not a Alkali Metal?

• Lithium

• Sodium

• Gold

• Potassium

True or false: Alkali Metals are so soft they can be cut with a knife?

• True

• False

Which one is not a metal?

• Magnesium

• Nickel

• Mercury

• Nitrogen

Which of the following tables correctly lists the physical properties of metals and nonmetals?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Some students conducted a laboratory investigation to learn more about the physical properties of different elements. They observed four samples and recorded their observations in the table . Based on these observations, which sample is most likely a nonmetal?

• Sample 1

• Sample 2

• Sample 3

• Sample 4