Physical Science - Periodic Table Review

Metals are

• poor conductors of heat and electricity

• great conductors of heat and electricity

Elements found along the "staircase" are referred to as

• nonmetals

• metals

• metalloids

A vertical (up and down) column of the periodic table is called a...

• period

• family

• group

• squad

The element located in group 12, period 4.

• Titanium (Ti)

• Zinc (Zn)

• Copper (Cu)

• Magnesium (Mg)

The periodic table is arranged by...

• increasing mass

• alphabetical order

• symbols

• increasing atomic number

The MOST reactive metal family is the .....

• noble gases family

• alkaline earth family

• alkali family

• poor metals family

How many electrons can fit on the FIRST orbit/level of the Bohr model for an element?

• 2

• 8

• 0

• 10

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The OUTERMOST electrons (farthest from the nucleus) are called...

• outdoor electrons

• far electrons

• valence electrons

How many valence electrons does this atom have?

• 8

• 2

• 6

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The size of an element is described as the ...

• atomic shape

• atomic radius

• ionization energy

• ionic radius