Group Properties of the Periodic Table

Go to station #5. Read the description & assess the appearance of the substance.

Based on the description and appearance of this substance, it belongs to group​ ​ (a)   . The name of this group is the ​ (b)   . The elements in this group have ​ (c)   . They are ​ (d)   and are ​ (e)   conductors of heat and electricity.

• #1
• alkali metals
• 1 valence electron
• very reactive
• good
• #2
• 2 valence electrons
• poor
• unreactive
• halogens

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Go to station #1. Read the description & assess the appearance of the substance.

Based on the description and appearance of this substance, it belongs to group​ ​ (a)   . The name of this group is the ​ (b)   . The elements in this group have ​ (c)   . They are ​ductile and ​ (d)   . Their appearance is ​ (e)   and reflective.

• alkaline earth metals
• 3 valence electrons
• #2
• 2 valence electrons
• malleable
• shiny
• dull
• hard
• alkali metals
• #13

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Go to station #2. Read the description & assess the appearance of the substance.

Based on the description and appearance of this substance, it belongs to the (a)   . This is group ​ (b)   . The elements in this group are ​ (c)   because they have a full valence shell. They have ​ (d)   and are ​ (e)   at room temperature.

• noble gases
• #18
• not reactive
• transition metals
• #16
• very reactive
• 8 valence electrons
• gases
• 18 valence electrons
• solids

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Go to station #3. Read the description & assess the appearance of the substance.

Based on the description and appearance of this substance, it belongs to group ​ (a)   which are called the (b)   . The elements in this group have ​ (c)   properties as other metals. They have ​ (d)   and are known as the "​ (e)   " elements.

• other metals
• transition metals
• #16
• different numbers of valence electrons
• 18 valence electrons
• #3-12
• the same
• different
• D Block
• S Block

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Go to station #4. Read the description & assess the appearance of the substance.

Based on the description and appearance of this substance, it belongs to group ​ (a)   which are called the (b)   . The elements in this group are known as ​ (c)   and there are only ​ (d)   elements. They are ​ (e)   -looking brittle solids.

• metalloids
• #1
• #13-16
• semiconductors
• metallic
• 7
• 12
• other nonmetals
• poor conductors
• nonmetallic

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Go to station #6. Read the description & assess the appearance of the substance.

Based on the description and appearance of this substance, it belongs to group ​ (a)   which are called the (b)   . The elements in this group are good ​ (c)   , ductile, and malleable. They are ​ (d)   but NOT part of the ​ (e)   .

• other metals
• #13-16
• alkaline earth metals
• insulators
• conductors
• #17
• metals
• transition metals
• nonmetals
• alkali metals

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Go to station #7. Read the description & assess the appearance of the substance.

Based on the description and appearance of this substance, it belongs to the (a)   . The ​ (b)   are rare earth metals that are only found in small quantities & are similar to the alkaline earth metals. The ​ (c)   are all ​ (d)   elements with ​ (e)   nuclei that quickly break apart.

• lanthanides & actinides
• lanthanides
• actinides
• synthetic
• unstable
• transition metals
• natural
• stable
• alkali metals
• halogens

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Go to station #8. Read the description & assess the appearance of the substance.

Based on the description and appearance of this substance, it belongs to group ​ (a)   , the ​ (b)   . These elements are the ​ (c)   reactive nonmetals. They have ​ (d)   and are commonly known as the ​ (e)   .

• alkali metals
• halogens
• #17
• #1
• most
• least
• 7 valence electrons
• 3 valence electrons
• salt makers
• rare earth metals

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Go to station #9. Read the description & assess the appearance of the substance.

Based on the description and appearance of this substance, it belongs to the ​ (a)   group. They are NOT ​ (b)   and include elements that are ​ (c)   at room temperature. They include N, O, P, S, C, Se, & ​ (d)   . This element is in a different part of the periodic table because it has ​ (e)   .

• other nonmetals
• gases & solids
• only liquids
• noble gases
• gases & liquids
• metalloids
• transition metals
• hydrogen
• 1 valence electron
• 4 valence electrons

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