Families and Properties of the Periodic Table

Vertical columns on the periodic table are called ___?

• groups

• periods

• rows

• families

Which family of elements reacts violently with water?

• alkali metals

• alkaline earth metals

• lanthanides

• actanides

• transition metals

What is the name of group 2?

• transition metals

• halogens

• metaloids

• alkaline earth metals

The horizontal rows on the periodic table are called

• groups

• families

• periods

• atomic numbers

Which pair of elements have the most similar chemical properties?

• K and Na

• K and Ca

• K and Cl

• K and S

Elements in the same group or family have the same number of

• neutrons

• valence electrons

• electrons

• energy levels

The elements in this family are soft, silvery, and very reactive with water.

• Alkaline Earth Metals

• Alkali Metals

• Transition Metals

• Lanthanides

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How many valence electrons does an alkaline earth metal have? 

• 1
• 2
• 7
• 8

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This type of element is dull, brittle solids and gases, insulators, poor conductors of heat and electricity, as well as having low melting points.

• metals

• metalloids

• nonmetals

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The family that has a full octet is

• Halogen family

• Alkali Metal family

• Alkaline Earth Metal

• Noble Gas Family