Chp 17 The Periodic Table Review

Who was the scientist who came up with the periodic table?

• Niels Bohr
• John Dalton
• Democritus
• Dmitri Mendeleev

The vertical columns of the periodic table are called

• groups
• periods
• horizons
• columns

The horizontal rows of the periodic table are called

• groups
• periods
• horizons
• rows

The three main groups of the periodic table are

• solids, liquids, gases
• metals, nonmetals, metalloids
• metal, classic, punk
• lions, tigers, bears

Which main group of elements can be shiny, good conductors of heat and electricity, and malleable?

• nonmetals
• plastics
• metals
• metalloids

What property describes being hammered or rolled into thin sheets?

• malleable
• luster
• hammer
• ductile

What property describes being drawn into a fine wire?

• malleable
• luster
• wiring
• ductile

Which type of metal is in Group 1 of the periodic table, has a silvery appearance, and highly reactive?

• transition elements
• alkali metals
• alkaline earth metals
• inner transition metals

Potassium (K) is an example of a/an

• alkaline earth metal
• alkali metal
• transition element
• inner transition element

Which type of metals are in Group 2 of the periodic table, are not found freely in nature, and some are used to color fireworks?

• alkaline earth metal
• alkali metal
• transition element
• inner transition element