Periodic Table Test

For each of the following, use the periodic table to determine the number of valence electrons in an atom of the element.

Ne

• 1

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 5

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Name of group 17

• Noble gases

• Alkali metals

• Halogens

• Alkaline earth metals

For each of the following, use the periodic table to determine the number of valence electrons in an atom of the element.

Na

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which one is a metalloid?

• Be

• P

• As

• Ag

Rows in the Periodic Table are called

• Periods

• Groups/Families

• Cousins

• Metals

Elements on the Periodic Table are ordered according to their

• element name

• element symbol

• number of atoms

• atomic number

Column in the Periodic Table are called

• Periods

• Groups/Families

• Cousins

• Metals

What do atoms of the same periodic group have in common?

• They have the same atomic number.

• They have the same chemical symbols.

• The have similar chemical properties.

• They have the same atomic mass.

The atomic number tells you what?

• number of electrons
• number of protons
• number of neutrons
• the mass number

Which group of the periodic table has eight valence electrons?

• alkali metals

• alkaline earth metals

• halogens

• noble gases