Periodic Table/Elements Review

What name is given to the elements in Groups 3 through 12? 

Explain how it is possible for an atom to have no charge?

Which group contains the most elements?

The atomic number of an element is based on the

The number of protons equals the number of

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

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

 Why is it unnecessary to include the electrons when determining the mass of an atom?

In the modern model of the atom, the nucleus is surrounded by a negatively charged____________.

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

Which of these phrases best describes the general properties of metals?

Mendeleev discovered that pattern appeared when arranged the elements in order of increasing 

The deterioration of a metal due to a chemical reaction in the environment is called corrosion.

Nonmetals can be found on the left side ofthe periodic table.

Elements that touch forming a zigzagline in the periodic table belong to one major group

The elements that do not ordinarily form compounds 

What are two ways that a proton and a neutron are similar?

Each element is given a specific_______________ that usually consists of one or two letters.

The ____________________ is the very small center of an atom.

What element is located in the first row of Group 1?

Which of the following groups contain an element especially important to the chemistry of life?

Atoms with the same number of protons and different numbers of neutrons are called diatomic.

Group of metals is so reactive the metals are never found  uncombined in nature.