Chapter 4 Review: The Periodic Table

In the periodic table, the most reactive metals are found

To make synthetic elements scientists use powerful machines called

At room temperature, more than half of the nonmetal elements are

The two most common alkaline earth metals are

An elements ____ can be predicted from its location in the periodic table

Most metals are in the ____ state at room temperature

In an atom, the number of protons equals the number of

The chemical reactivity of metals tends to ____ from left to right across the periodic table

Mendeleev created the first periodic table by arranging elements in order of

Which group contains the most elements?

The elements that do not ordinarily form compounds are

Which group of elements shares characteristics with both metals and nonmetals?

How does nuclear fusion create new elements inside stars?

The elements in a row of the periodic table

What information in the periodic table indicates the number of protons in an atom?

An explosion that broke apart a massive star billions of years ago is called

A material is said to be ductile if it

Elements that easily transmit electricity and heat display the property known as

A column of elements in the periodic table is called a group, or

Elements known as ____ are located to the right of the metalloids on the periodic table.

The most chemically reactive metals are in group 1 of the periodic table

Which of these statements about a column of the periodic table is true?

The elements in a column of the periodic table

Atoms of the halogen family of elements typically gain two electrons when the react

Most metals are NOT

The modern periodic table is organized according to atomic mass

Which parts of the atom move around the nucleus?

Each element is given a specific ____ that usually consists of one or two letters

From an element's location in the periodic table, you can predict

At room temperature, all the metalloids are solids, while most nonmetals are gases

Elements that form diatomic molecules are commonly found on the ___ side of the periodic table