Periodic Groups and Families

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

• groups

• towers

• periods

• atomic numbers

Sodium (Na) is found in period 

• 3
• 2
• 4
• 1

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Sodium (Na) is found in group 

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the halogens.

• red

• black

• blue

• orange

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Vertical columns on the periodic table are called ___?

• groups

• periods

• rows

• families

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the noble gases.

• red

• black

• blue

• orange

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Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the transition metals.

• red

• black

• blue

• orange

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The periodic table is mostly comprised of what type of element?

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

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Which family of elements reacts violently with water and exposure to oxygen?

• alkali metals

• alkaline earth metals

• lanthanides

• actanides

• transition metals

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Which family of elements does not combine with other elements unless under special conditions in a laboratory?

• Noble gases

• Halogens

• Metalloids

• Alkaline earth metals

• Actinides