Groups and Families

What are Group 16 elements known as?

• Halogens

• Oxygen Family

• Nitrogen Family

• Noble Gases

What are Group 18 elements known as?

• Halogens

• Oxygen Family

• Nitrogen Family

• Noble Gases

Which of the following is a transition metal? 

• Iron

• Oxygen

• Neon

• Barium

____________ is knows as vertical columns on the periodic table; all elements have similar chemical & physical properties; all elements have the same number of valence electrons

• groups

• periods

• noble gases

• halogens

Elements on the periodic table can be grouped into families based on their _____________ properties.

• physical

• mechanical

• chemical

• electrical

Why is element Hydrogen not included in the Alkali Family?

• It is a metalloid.

• It is non-metal.

• It is a halogen.

• It is a noble gas.

Which family have 1 valence electron that they give up easily.

• Alkali Metals

• Alkali Earth Metals

• Halogens

• Noble Gases

Each element in Group 14, the carbon family, has how many electrons in its outer energy level?

• one

• two

• three

• four

Which group of elements are very reactive, have 7 valence electrons, and takes an electron from metals to form an ionic compound?

• Alkali Metals

• Alkali Earth Metals

• Halogens

• Noble Gases

What group of elements produce distinctive glows when electricity is passed through it?

• alkali metals

• alkali earth metals

• halogens

• noble gases