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WorksheetsChem: Periodic Table Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
An arrangement of the elements showing the repeating pattern of their properties.
Chemical Table
Periodic Table
Table of Elements
Elements in the same vertical column of the periodic table (also called a family).
period
row
group
vertigo
A class of elements characterized by physical properties that include luster, malleability, ductility, and conductivity.
nonmetals
metalloids
metals
gases
An element in Group 2 of the periodic table.
alkali metal
alkaline earth metal
transition metal
halogen
An element that has some characteristics of both metals and nonmetals.
nonmetal
metalloid
alkali metal
alkaline earth metal
An element found in Group 17 of the periodic table.
noble gas
halogen
carbon family
nitrogen family
An element that is dull, brittle, and a poor conductor of heat and electricity.
proton
metal
nonmetal
Select the correct family name for the d block elements with stereotypical metallic properties.
transition metals
alkali metals
alkaline earth metals
halogens
Select the correct family name for the most reactive nonmetals on the periodic table, found in Group 17.
alkali metals
alkaline earth metals
halogens
actinides
Select the correct family name for the stable, nonreactive gases in Group 18.
halogens
noble gases
alkali metals
actinides
Select the correct family name for the most reactive metals on the periodic table, located in Group 1.
alkali metals
alkaline earth metals
transition metals
halogens
Select the correct family name for the elements located in Group 2.
alkali metals
alkaline earth metals
lanthanides
actinides
Select the class of elements characterized a low tendency to conduct heat and electricity, is dull, and tends to crumble, break, or shatter when pounded.
nonmetal
metal
group
period
Elements in a group have the same number of ___________.
valence electrons
protons
neutrons
energy levels
Elements in a period have the same number of ___________.
valence electrons
protons
neutrons
energy levels
Select the best definition for substance that has luster, is a good conductor of electricity and heat, and is malleable.
reactivity
metalloids
non-metals
metals
The tendency of a substance to undergo chemical reaction, either by itself or with other materials, and to release energy.
conductivity
property
reactivity
metals
These elements have some properties in common with metals and some in common with non-metals (some examples are boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, and tellurium).
metals
metalloids
non-metals
periods
