Periodic Table of Metals

Which could be a correct symbol for a chemical element?

• Ca

• n

• CO

• Alu

Which element is depicted here?

• Magnesium (Mg)

• Chlorine (Cl₂)

• Argon (Ar)

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Select the element that is most likely to be lustrous and a good conductor of heat.

• H₂

• Kr

• K

• N

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Can be stretched into wires

• malleable

• ductile

• conductor

• lustrous

Most of the elements on the periodic table are ________________, which are shiny and conduct thermal energy and electricity.

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

• noble gases

Except for mercury, all metals are ________________ at room temperature.

• solids

• liquids

• gases

• plasma

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Elements in groups _________________ of the periodic table are the transition elements (metals).

• 3-12

• 4-16

• 1-4

• 2-12

As you go from ____________________________ across the periodic table, metallic properties of the elements tend to increase.

• right to left

• left to right

• up to down

• down to up

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The periodic table is arranged by _____________________________, which is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of each element.

• atomic number

• atomic mass

• mass number

• chemical symbol

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Elements in the same ________________ have similar properties, which means they react with other elements in similar ways.

• group

• row

• period

• category