Understanding the Periodic Table

Which elements are liquid at room temperature?

• bromine and mercury

• sodium and lithium

• neon and carbon

• tellurium and zirconium

Lustrous, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and electricity are properties of....

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

Poor conductors of heat and electricity, brittle, non lustrous are properties of...

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

Each column in the periodic table is called a 

• period
• group
• cluster
• unit

Metals are located on the

________ side of the

Periodic Table.

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• RIGHT

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Find the element on Period 3 and Group 17. What is

this element’s chemical symbol?

• F

• Br

• Cl

• I

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Which of the following elements is an alkali metal?

• calcium

• magnesium

• mercury

• sodium

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Which of the following elements would most likely be a shiny, gray-colored solid at room temperature, conduct electricity, and dent when hit with a hammer?

• argon (Ar)

• chlorine (Cl)

• sulfur (S)

• aluminum (Al)

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Most elements on the periodic table are classified as ____________.

• Gases

• Metalloids

• Metals

• Nonmetals

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Non metals are located on the

________ side of the

Periodic Table.

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• LEFT

• RIGHT

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