Vocab Quiz - Chapter 8, Lesson 3

What is a nonmetal?

• An element that has properties of both metals and nonmetals

• An element that lacks most of the properties of a metal

• A substance that conducts electricity

• A molecule made up of two atoms

Which of the following best describes a diatomic molecule?

• A molecule made up of two atoms

• A molecule that forms salts

• A molecule that conducts electricity

• A molecule that does not ordinarily form compounds

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What are halogens?

• Group 18 on the periodic table, do not ordinarily form compounds

• Substances that can conduct electricity under some conditions

• Group 17 on the periodic table, means “salt forming”

• Elements that have some properties of metals and some properties of nonmetals

Which group on the periodic table do noble gases belong to?

• Group 1

• Group 17

• Group 18

• Group 2

What are metalloids?

• Elements that have some properties of metals and some properties of nonmetals, located at the zigzag on the periodic table

• Substances that do not conduct electricity

• Substances that can conduct electricity under some conditions

• Elements that lack most of the properties of a metal

What is a semiconductor?

• A substance that conducts electricity

• A substance that does not conduct electricity

• A substance that can conduct electricity under some conditions but not under other conditions

• A molecule made up of two atoms

Which of the following is a conductor?

• A substance that does not conduct electricity

• A substance that conducts electricity

• A molecule made up of two atoms

• An element that lacks most of the properties of a metal

What is an insulator?

• A substance that conducts electricity

• A substance that does not conduct electricity

• A molecule made up of two atoms

• An element that has properties of both metals and nonmetals