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Families of the PT

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Elements in the same ________ are more chemically similar.
a)

group (or family)

b)
period
c)
club
d)
table
2.
Which elements have the most similar chemical properties?
a)
K and Na
b)
K and Ca
c)
K and Cl
d)
K and S
3.

The majority of elements on the periodic table are

a)

synthetic.

b)

nonmetals.

c)

metals.

d)

gases.

4.
Chlorine (Cl) is part of the _ family.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens 
d)
noble gases
5.
Magnesium (Mg) is part of the _ family.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
noble gases
6.

which group is the most reactive nonmetals?

a)

alkali metals

b)

halogens

c)

noble gases

d)

semiconductors

7.

Which family is made of stable (inert) elements?

a)

alkali metals

b)

semiconductors

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

8.

Which family does Krypton belong to?

a)

Semiconductors

b)

other non-metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

9.

Periodic table columns are called

a)

Groups or families

b)

aqueducts

c)

Periods

10.

Periodic table rows are called

a)

Groups or families

b)

aqueducts

c)

Periods

11.

Which family does Silicon (Si) belong to?

a)

alkaline earth metals

b)

other non-metals

c)

transition metals

d)

metalloids

12.

What is group name of the most reactive metals?

a)

Noble gases

b)

Halogens

c)

Alkali metals

d)

Alkaline earth metals

13.

Which is the largest family of elements?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

noble gases

c)

transition metals

d)

other non-metals

14.

Which group is considered to be highly reactive?

15.

Which group is the most reactive group of NONMETALS on the Periodic Table? (Click on the correct group/ family)

16.

Identify the families on the periodic table

17.

match the description to the correct family

a)

most reactive metals

1.

alkali metals

b)

usually make brightly colored compounds, les reactive than alkaline-earth metals

2.

transition metals

c)

has properties of both metals and nonmetals

3.

metalloids

d)

most reactive nonmetals

4.

halogens

e)

inert (non-reactive); colorless; found in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere

5.

noble gases

18.

Match the description to the correct term

Categorize the following

located on left side of periodic table

good conductors of heat and electricity

shiny, ductile, and malleable

can be magnetic

corrodes in water

have properties of both metals and nonmetals

found along the stair-step on periodic table

can be dull or shiny

able to conduct heat and electricity (not the best)

found on right side of periodic table

poor conductors of heat and electricity

in solid form these are brittle and break easily

dull (not shiny)

Elements include: Lithium, Zinc, Calcium

Elements include: Boron, Silicon

Elements include: Oxygen, Argon, Hydrogen

metals
metalloids
nonmetals
19.
Question Image

Match the correct parts of the periods table

a)

Metals

1.

Blue (left)

b)

Nonmetals

2.

Yellow (Right)

c)

Metalloids

3.

Red (middle)

d)

Groups

4.

Columns 1-18

e)

Periods

5.

Rows 1-7

20.

Students collected data on five elements. Their data are shown in the table. Lithium and ​ (a)   have the same number of energy levels because they are in the same ​​​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
Beryllium
period
Sodium
Magnesium
Potassium
family