Metals of the Periodic Table

The blue atoms are called 

• metals
• nonmetals
• metalloids
• noble gases

Each column in the periodic table is called a 

• period
• group
• cluster
• unit

The atomic number tells you what?

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

Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called

• metal
• nonmetal
• metalloid
• nonexistent

The atoms along the staircase are called 

• metals
• nonmetals
• metalloids
• noble gases

Which is an alkali metal?

• Magnesium
• Iron
• Sodium
• Europium

In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:

• atomic mass
• atomic number
• valence electrons
• number of isotopes

Which element is a metalloid?

• H

• Re

• Ne

• B

How was Mendeleev's periodic table arranged?

• by increasing atomic mass

• by decreasing atomic mass

• by increasing atomic number

• by decreasing atomic number

Most elements are

• metals.

• nonmetals.

• metalloids.

• semiconductors.