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Science 8 Chapter 15 Review The Periodic Table
Science 8 Chapter 15 Review The Periodic Table
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Periodic Table of the Elements
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Identify the symbol for Hydrogen
Hi
Hy
Hn
H
2
Elements in the __________ group can be used as catalysts.
carbon
platinum
halogen
actinide
3
The liquid metal in thermometers & barometers.
Mercury
Chlorine
Tungsten
Selenium
4
These are noble gases.
halogens
actinides
krypton and xenon
metals
5
A group of elements on the periodic table is also known as a family.
True
False
6
The lanthanide elements are very rare.
False
True
7
What state (phase) does nitrogen occur at room temperature?
plasma
gas
liquid
solid
8
Used in X-ray equipment.
Nickel
Aluminum
Plutonium
Lead
9
Elements in Groups 3-12 of the periodic table are called?
representative elements
transition elements
Noble gases
halogens
10
The atomic number is the number of ______ in the nucleus of an atom.
protons
neutrons
quarks
electrons
11
In the modern periodic table, elements are arranged according to increasing _____.
atomic number
date of discovery
electrical conductivity
atomic mass
12
A major difference between the two rows of inner transition elements is that the lanthanides __
occur in nature while most actinides are synthetic
have no uses while the actinides have many
are radioactive and the actinides aren't
are gases at room temperature and actinides are solids
13
This is a fuel in nuclear power plants.
Americium
Nickel
Plutonium
Aluminum
14
The iron triad contains iron, nickel, and what other metal?
Cobalt
Tungsten
Cadmium
Platinum
15
Is oxygen synthetic or naturally occuring?
Synthetic
Naturally Occuring
16
Used in batteries.
Americium
Aluminum
Nickel
Plutonium
17
These are salt formers.
metals
halogens
krypton and xenon
actinides
18
An organization of elements by the number of protons in each.
actinides
periodic table
synthetic elements
representative elements
19
Which of the following statements about iron is NOT correct?
it is a member of the iron triad
it is a metalloid
it is found in hemoglobin
it is a component of steel
20
Identify the atomic mass of Iron.
100
14
26
55.845
21
This is the name of the elements in Group 2 of the periodic table.
halogens
boron family
alkaline earth metals
alkali metals
22
Any malleable element that is a good conductor of electricity
metal
krypton and xenon
halogens
synthetic element
23
Eight groups on the periodic table
halogens
alkali metals
representative elements
krypton and xenon
24
All periods on the periodic table contain the same number of elements.
True
False
25
Ba, barium, 56 is a ______________.
representative metal
nonmetal
transition metal
metalloid
26
Elements were arranged in order of increasing atomic mass on Mendeleev's first periodic table.
False
True
27
Do not occur naturally
representative elements
actinides
alkali metals
synthetic elements
28
These are inner transition elements.
alkali metals
representative elements
halogens
actinides
29
A metalloid is an element with the same properties as a metal.
True
False
30
W, tungsten, 74 is a _________________
nonmetal
transition metal
representative metal
metalloid
31
Elements in a group on the periodic table are in the same state at room temperature.
True
False
32
____ conducts electricity when exposed to light, so it is used in solar cells and light meters.
Bromine
Selenium
Boron
Sulfur
33
Used in baseball bats, cookware, and soft drink cans
Plutonium
Nickel
Aluminum
Lead
34
Es, einsteinium, 99 is a ______________.
representative metal
metalloid
inner transition metal
nonmetal
35
silvery solids with low densities and low melting points.
krypton and xenon
halogens
alkali metals
actinides
36
Is used in home smoke detectors.
Lead
Aluminum
Plutonium
Americium
37
Group 14 on the periodic table contains metals, nonmetals, and metalloids.
True
False
38
All radioactive elements are synthetic.
False
True
39
When Mendeleev put elements on the table, elements in the same group had _____________.
the same color
the same mass
similar properties
similar size
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Kills bacteria in water
Tungsten
Chlorine
Platinum
Aluminum