Types and Families on the Periodic Table

Which statement is true about the carbon family?

• They are all non-metals.

• They all have four valence electrons.

• They are all metals.

• They do not react with other elements.

Most of the elements to the LEFT of the zig-zag line are:

• metals

• metalloids

• non-metals

• noble gases

The ten short columns in the middle of the periodic table are called:

• alkali metals

• noble gases

• halogens

• transition metals

An atom that has 1, 2, 3, or 4 valence electrons is likely to be:

• non-metal atom

• metalloid atom

• metal atom

• noble gas

Which element is a metalloid?

• Aluminum

• Silicon

• Nitrogen

• Lead

Which side of the periodic table contains nonmetals?

• left

• right

• middle (touching the staircase)

What group on the Periodic Table contains the elements of the alkaline earth family?

• 1

• 2

• 17

• 18

Which of the following is the atomic number of an alkali metal?

• 31

• 20

• 18

• 19

The elements in this family are soft, silvery, and very reactive with water.

• Alkaline Earth Metals

• Alkali Metals

• Transition Metals

• Lanthanides

Argon (Ar)

• alkali metal

• alkaline earth metal

• halogen

• noble gas