Physical Science Chapter 10 The Periodic Table

Why is hydrogen set apart from the other elements in the periodic table?

He formed the first periodic table.

Where are most metals on the periodic table?

Even though they look very different, oxygen (O) and sulfur (S) share some similar properties.

Malebility is

Unlike most transition metals, mercury is

Which class of elements are also called semiconductors?

Most of the elements in living things are nonmetals.

In the modern periodic table, elements are listed according to

How many periods does the modern periodic table have?

Hydrogen's physical properties are more like the properties of

Copper (Cu) is an example of a(n)

A chart created to organize the elements according to repeated changes in properties.

Making copper wires demonstrates

The group of nonreactive nonmetals is

The ability of a halogen to react with a metal to form a salt is an example of which type of property?

Which statement best describes nonmetals?

Alkaline-earth metals ____ than alkali metals.

Elements that have the same number of valence electrons are

Which of the following has the greatest atomic number?

Which elements are all gases at room temperature?

Look at a periodic table. Which class of element is indium?

Lanthanides and actinides are placed at the bottom of the periodic table

Fewer than half the elements are metals.

Look at a periodic table. Which class of element is antimony (Sb)?

How many energy levels are in an atom of element B?

Look at a periodic table. Which class of element is argon?

An element that is a very reactive gas is most likely a member of the

The zigzag line on the periodic table helps you identify