Periodic Table of Elements

What is the organizational system or chart for elements?

• Atomic weight

• Families

• Periodic table

• Atomic number

Which term is used for the vertical columns of the periodic table?

• group

• line

• period

• row

What do you call the horizontal row of elements in a periodic table of elements?

• Group

• Family

• Period

• Column

How many groups or families and periods does a Periodical Table have?

• There are 17 groups or families and 7 periods.

• There are 18 groups or families and 7 periods.

• There are 7 groups or families and 18 periods.

• There are 18 groups or families and 6 periods

Which of the following are the three major groups of elements in the periodic table?

• Metals, non-metals, metalloids

• Metals, conductors, metalloids

• Metals, conductors, insulators

• Non-metals, conductors, insulators

In which area of the periodic table can the carbon and other non-metals be found?

• on the left side

• in the bottom rows

• on the right side

• in the middle part

What are Group 1 elements known as?

• Alkali metals

• Transition elements

• Alkaline earth metals

• Inner transition elements

The following elements belong to the same group EXCEPT?

• Argon

• Calcium

• Helium

• Krypton

Which of the following BEST describes metals?

• Metals are dull and brittle.

• Metals are insulators and poor conductors of heat.

• Metals are dull, brittle, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and electricity.

• Metals are lustrous, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and electricity.

Based on the reactivity series, which metal is the most reactive?

• Copper

• Lithium

• Sodium

• Zinc