Reviewing the Periodic Table

The horizontal rows of periodic tables are known as _______.

The vertical columns of periodic tables are known as ______.

Which element is located in period 3, group 1 of the periodic table?

• Sodium (Na)

• Potassium (K)

• Lithium (Li)

• Magnesium (Mg)

Which group on the periodic table contains the noble gases?

• Group 1

• Group 2

• Group 17

• Group 18

What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy the outermost energy level of a carbon atom?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

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

• Groups

• Periods

• Families

• Blocks

Which group on the periodic table contains Halogens?

• 1

• 2

• 17

• 18

Which of the following elements has 7 electrons in its outermost energy level?

• Oxygen (O)

• Fluorine (F)

• Neon (Ne)

• Sodium (Na)

Using the periodic table above, which element is in period 2, group 17?

• Fluorine (F)

• Chlorine (Cl)

• Bromine (Br)

• Iodine (I)

Which element would you expect to be most similar in chemical properties to chlorine (Cl)?

• Sodium (Na)

• Argon (Ar)

• Bromine (Br)

• Oxygen (O)