Periodic Table Plus

Electronegativity is...

• how good an atom is at attracting electrons
• the ability of an atom to lose electrons
• the energy required to remove an electron from a specific atom
• how easy it is to make friends. 

Ionization energy is...

• the energy required to add an electron to a specific atom
• how much energy it takes to remove an electron from an atom
• the energy required to shield the outer electrons from the nucleus
• a measure of the ability of an atom to attract electrons

The majority of elements on the periodic table are

• man made.
• nonmetals.
• metals.
• gases.

Name groups 3B - 12B on the periodic table.

• noble gases
• halogens
• metalloids
• transition metals

Name group 7A on the periodic table.

• transition metals
• metalloids
• halogens
• alkali metals

The atoms along the staircase are called 

• metals
• nonmetals
• metalloids
• noble gases

Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic table?

• top left corner
• bottom left corner
• top right corner
• bottom left corner

What are the vertical columns on the periodic called?

• groups

• periods

• nonmetals

• metals

• metalloids

What do the vertical columns on the periodic table tell us?

• The number of orbitals

• The number of valence electrons (electrons on the outer most shell)

Which elements have properties in common?

• elements in a group

• elements in a period