Periodic Table and People

In an element box, the number at top is the

• atomic number

• atomic name

• atomic mass

• atomic symbol

___________________ are positively charged particles located in the nucleus of an atom.

• Electrons

• Neutrons

• Protons

• Isotopes

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Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different numbers of

• electrons

• neutrons

• protons

• nuclei

Elements on the Periodic Table are ordered according to their

• element name

• element symbol

• number of atoms

• atomic number

Rows in the Periodic Table are called

• Periods

• Groups/Families

• Cousins

• Metals

Column in the Periodic Table are called

• Periods

• Groups/Families

• Cousins

• Metals

The elements that touch the zigzag line on the Periodic Table are called

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

• gasses

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

• groups

• towers

• periods

• atomic numbers

What does the atomic mass tell you? 

• Basically,the number of electrons and protons
• The number of neutrons
• Basically, the number of protons and neutrons
• The number of protons.

The horizontal (side to side) rows in the Periodic Table are called

• groups

• families

• periods

• atomic numbers