Week 6 Vocabulary

True or False: Metals good conductors of heat and electricity.

• False

• True

What is the term for the vertical columns on the periodic table?

• Periods

• Families/Groups

• Rows

• Blocks

Which property measures the size of an atom?

• Ionization Energy

• Electronegativity

• Atomic Radius

• Electron Affinity

What is the amount of energy required to remove an electron from an atom called?

• Electronegativity

• Ionization Energy

• Atomic Radius

• Electron Affinity

Which type of element is typically brittle and has low melting and boiling points?

• Metal

• Non-Metal

• Metalloid

• Alloy

What is the measure of how strongly an atom attracts electrons in a chemical bond?

• Ionization Energy

• Electronegativity

• Atomic Radius

• Electron Affinity

Which of the following is a characteristic of metalloids?

• They are found in the center of the periodic table.

• They have properties of both metals and nonmetals.

• They are excellent conductors of electricity.

• They are gases at room temperature.

What is the term for the horizontal rows on the periodic table?

• Periods

• Families/Groups

• Columns

• Series

What is the amount of energy released when an atom gains an electron?

• Ionization Energy

• Electronegativity

• Atomic Radius

• Electron Affinity

Electronegativity is...

• a measure of how strongly an atom attracts electrons in a chemical bond

• the energy released when an atom to lose electron from its outermost electron shell

• the energy required to remove an electron from a specific atom

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1