Elements of the Periodic Table Names and Symbols

How many electrons does Helium have?

• 2

• 4

• 0

• 6

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The ________________________ is an arrangement of the elements showing the repeating pattern of their physical and chemical properties

• atomic number

• chemical symbol

• periodic table

• atomic mass

In the diagram, the element box for oxygen is shown, which includes several pieces of information. The number 8 on the top of the box is the ___________________, which is how the modern day Periodic Table is organized.

• atomic mass

• atomic number

• atomic symbol

• name of the element

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Below the element box for nitrogen is shown, which includes several pieces of information. The letter N in the middle of the box is the ___________________.

• atomic mass

• atomic name

• atomic number

• chemical symbol

How many Protons are in Magnesium?

• 24.305

• 24

• 12

• 6

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The diagram below shows the element box for helium, which includes several pieces of information. The number 4.003 at the bottom of the box is the ___________________.

• chemical symbol

• atomic number

• atomic mass

• atomic speed

On the Periodic Table there is a zigzag line, or staircase, that mostly separates the ____________________.

• metals from the nonmetals

• solids from the liquids

• periods from the families

• chemical symbols from the chemical names

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Group 1, shown here in bright red on the far left side of the Periodic Table, is also known as the _____________________. They are the most reactive of all the metals as they have just one valence electron.

• Noble gases

• Halogens

• Alkali Metals

• Transition Metals

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Gold, silver, nickel, copper, and iron are all part of this large group of commonly known metals in the middle of the Periodic Table, shown here in grey, called the _____________________. They are hard and shiny, and are good conductors of heat and electricity.

• Alkali Metals

• Alkaline Earth Metals

• Metalloids

• Transition Metals

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Group 13, also known as the _________ Family, is named after an element that is used in materials that have to be of high strength but also lightweight, such as fiberglass.

• Hydrogen

• Helium

• Nitrogen

• Boron

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