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Unit 5: Periodic Table
Unit 5: Periodic Table
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1
Mendeleev arranged the known elements in a table according to
Increasing Mass
Similar Color
Atomic Number
Similar Propertoes
2
The column on the far left of the periodic table contains the________.
Transition metals
Noble gases
Most reactive metals
Least reactive metals
3
On the periodic table a column is a ______.
Row
Element
Group
Period
4
Reactivity ________ from top to bottom.
Decreases
Increases
5
Mendeleev gave the name _______ to an unknown element he predicted would have the similar properties as aluminum
Isotope
Aluminum
Eka-aluminum
Aluminum #2
6
The standard on which the atomic mass unit is based on the mass of a _______.
Carbon-12 atom
Oxygen-2 atom
Carbon-2 atom
Boron-12 atom
7
Halogens ______ easily with metals.
react
don't react
8
Moving from left to right across a row of the periodic table, the atomic number_____
Decreases
Stays the same
Is equal to Neutrons
Increases
9
The atomic mass of an element is a _____ average of the masses of the elements _____.
weighted, isotopes
unweighted, isotopes
weighted, ion
unweighted, ion
10
From left to right across a periodic table the elements become less _____ and more ______.
Reactive, stable
Metallic, nonmetallic
Stable, reactive
Nonmetallic, Metallic
11
Atom of the most reactive elements tend to have how many electrons?
1 or 8
1 or 7
1 or 6
2 or 7
12
Why Did Mendeleev make a periodic table?
To help a friend
Because elements have the same properties
Because he discovered Aluminum
For a textbook
13
Mendeleev predicted that the element he named eka-aluminum would have a
High Melting Point
Low Melting point
Green Color
Different number of protons
14
What is used to define an atomic mass unit?
One-fifth of the mass of a Carbon-5 atom
One-third of the mass of a Carbon-3 atom
One-twelfth of the mass of a Carbon-12 atom
One-half of the Mass of a Carbon-2 atom
15
Fertilizers usually contain 2 elements from Group 5A. They are ______.
Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Nitrogen and Bismuth
Bismuth and Arsenic
Nitrogen and Arsenic
16
_______ is found in most of the compounds of your body except for water.
Salt
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Carbon
17
The usefulness of Mendeleev's periodic table was confirmed by the discovery of elements with__________
Predicted Properties
Unpredictable Mass
Oxygen
Mass
18
Most metals are ductile, malleable, good conductors of electric current and some are ______.
Gases
Brittle
Not reactive
Colorless
19
One way to demonstrate reactivity among alkaline earth metals(Group 2A) is to observe what happens when thay are ______.
Placed in water
Cold
Heated
Mixed
20
To keep some elements from reacting, some highly reactive elements are stored in _______.
Potassium
Cold places
Argon
Aluminum
21
The pattern of repeating properties of elements revealed in the periodic table is known as the ________.
Periodic Law
Periodic Table
Periodic Condition
Periodic group
22
The tendency of an element to react chemically is closely related to the number of ______ in an atom of the element.
Protons
Valence Electrons
Neutrons
Electrons
23
Fluorine, Chlorine and Iodine from group 7A are all _____.
Noble Gases
Halogens
Alkali Metals
Alkali Earth Metals
24
Halogens are __________ to the noble gases next to them.
Not similar
Similar
25
How many valence electrons does an alkali metal have?
1
4
2
3
26
Does Group 1A or 7A have more electrons?
7A
1A
27
Why is sulfur not found in nature as a compound?
Because it is highly reactive.
Because it is not highly reactive
Because it smells bad
Because of it's protons.
28
Mendeleev used the properties of _____ in his table to predict properties for undiscovered elements.
Carbon
Unknown elements
Gases
Existing elements
29
On the periodic table Group 3-12 contain ________.
Halogens
Transition metals
Noble Gases
Nonmetals
30
The whole number on the periodic table represents
Number of Neutrons
Atomic Number
The Size of the Nucleus
Atomic Mass
31
There are 4 parts of information given for each element. Which one of these is NOT given?
Atomic Mass
Element Symbol
Element Properties
Atomic Number
32
How many valence electrons do alkaline earth metals have?
1
4
2
3
33
At room temperature ____ of the metals are gases.
some
3
all
none
34
The number of valence electrons that an element has determines its
Chemical properties
Size
Weight
Physical properties
35
The atomic number increases by ___ from element to element.
1
4
2
3
36
Elements can be classified as ________.
Gases and nongasses
Compounds
Metals, nonmetals, and metalloids
37
Mendeleev arranged the elements with _______ in the same column.
Similar Properties
The Same Number of Protons
Similar Mass
Increasing Mass
38
Which one of these did Mendeleev NOT know about each element?
Relative Mass
Name
Number of Protons
Properties
39
Halogens are _______.
Metals
Nonmetals
40
At room temperature which metal is liquid?
Indium
Aluminum
Gallium
Mercury
41
What is the most reactive halogen (Group 7A)?
Fluorine
Iodine
Bromine
Chlorine
42
On the periodic table a row is a ______.
Group
Column
Family
Period
43
Sodium from Group 1A (Alkali Metals) is found in Nature only in Compounds because _________.
It will melt
It is highly reactive
It is flammable
It has low reactivity