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Unit 7/8 - The PT
Unit 7/8 - The Periodic Table
Question | Answer |
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What are the properties of metals? | 1). Conduct heat and electricity 2). Luster-reflect light well 3). Malleable-can be hammered or rolled into sheets 4.) |
Describe the Alkali metals: | softer and more reactive than other metals, 1 valence e- |
What are the properties of Alkali metals? | 1). Highly reactive with oxygen and water 2). Combine readily with other elements 3). Have many uses |
Describe the Alkaline Earth metals: | Not found naturally in elemental form and they have 2 electrons in their outer energy level |
Elements found in groups 3-12 that occur often in nature as uncombined elements are called? | Transition elements |
What is the the Iron triad? | Iron, Cobolt, and Nickel |
In the Iron triad describe what the iron is used for: | main ingredient in steel |
Mixture of a metal compound mixed with clay or rock is called? | Ore |
When 2 nonmetals combine by sharing electrons is called? | covalent bonding |
Bromine is the nonmetal that is _____ at room temperature? | liquid |
Elements in groups 3-12 are called? | transition elements |
Appearance of solid metals? | shiny or solid |
Ability to be hammered or rolled into sheets? | Malleable |
Different forms or molecular shapes of the same element with different properties? | allotropes |
The group whose members are gaseous and are reactive diatomic molecules? | halogens |
Compared to elements found in Groups 1 & 2, transition elements are? | more stable |
Elements that conduct electricity under certain conditions? | metalloids or semiconductors |
Any element with an atomic number greater than that of Uranium (92)is called? | transuranium element |
What is the main element in the human body? | Oxygen |
Copper, silver, and gold are known as the? | coinage metals |
Most chemically active of all elements? | Flourine |
All synthetic elements are? | radioactive |
This group has 2 valence electrons? | alkaline Earth metals |
2 atoms of the same element in a covalent bond are called? | diatomic molecules |
In a radioactive element, the _____ breaks down and gives off particles and energy? | nucleus |
Metal atom in green molecules of plants? | Magnesium |
The only metal that liquid at room temperature is? | Mercury |
When halogens gain e- from metals they form? | salts |
Used in airplanes because of its light weight? | Aluminum |
Allotrope of carbon that is the hardest substance known to man? | Diamond |
Metal found in your bones, statues, and churches? | Calcium |
Family of elements that contains the most reactive metals? | Alkali metals |
At room temperature, most metals are? | solids |
Ability to be drawn into wires? | ductile |
Semiconductor used in computers? | Silicon or Germanium |
Makes up 90% of the universe? | Hydrogen |
Group 18 is called? | Noble gases |
These rare Earth metals are used to make compounds used in the motion picture industry? | Lanthanides |
All elements in group 1 have? | 1 valence electron |
Informal name to the ball-shaped version of Carbon? | buckeyball |
Synthetic element used in smoke detectors? | Americium |
An allotrope of Carbon that can be used as a lubricant? | graphite |
Substances that can be hammered or rolled into sheets are? | malleable |
Name the property that is used to describe the ability of a matter to reflect light. | luster |
Elements that are shiny and good conductors of electricity are? | metals |
All of the elements in the actinide series are? | radioactive |
Why are metals good conductors of electricity? | outer-level electrons are weakly held |
The only metal that is liquid at room temperature is? | mercury |
When metal atoms share their outermost electrons with a nonmetal, the metal and nonmetal become? | more chemically stable |
Each atom of an alkali metal has how many electrons in its outer energy level? | 1 |
Which group of elements in the periodic table is known as the halogens? | Group 17 |
Which 7 elements exists as a diatomic molecule? | H, N, F, O, I, Cl, B |
What element makes up 65% of your body? | oxygen |
A property describes how nonmetals break when tried to bend. | brittle |
What is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust? | aluminum |
How many electrons does each element in Group 15 have in its outer energy level? | 5 |
How many electrons does each element in Group 14 have in its outer energy level? | 4 |
What has both metallic and nonmetallic properties? | metalloids |
How many electrons does each element in Group 16 have in its outer energy level? | 6 |
What element was once widely used in paint but is now no longer used because it is known to be toxic? | lead |
All organic compounds contain the element? | carbon |
What do we call different forms of the same element? | allotropes |
Not naturally occuring? | synthetic |
Elements that from salts by combining with metals are? | halogens |
Substances that conduct an electric current only under certain conditions are most likely to be? | metalloids |
Different forms of the same element that have different properties because of different atom arrangements are called? | allotropes |
An allotrope of carbon that is hard and is often used in jewelry is? | diamond |
Hydrogen is grouped with the alkali metals because it? | has one electron in its outer energy level |
The elements in Groups 3 through 12 of the periodic table are the? | transition elements |
A family of elements that has two electrons in its outer energy level is the? | alkaline earth metals |
Metals can be used in wire because they are? | ductile |
Elements in which the outer electrons are not held tightly and are allowed to be shared among the group of atoms form what type of bonds? | metallic |
Bromine is the only halogen and nonmetal that is normally _________ at room temperature. | liquid |
Elements that lie along the stair-step line of the periodic table are? | metalloids |
A family of elements that contains the most reactive metals is the? | alkali metals |
When metal atoms share their outermost electrons with a nonmetal, the metal and nonmetal become? | more chemically stable |
Because it is so reactive, which element would you not want to expose to flames? | hydrogen |