Physical Science Chapter 17 Review

Another word for the columns of the periodic table is group.

Alkali metals are often found in their pure form in nature.

The most useful property of metalloids is that they are 

Many of the element symbols we use today are based on the elements’ Latin names.

What makes nonmetals so different from metals is that they

An element’s period tells you

Elements on the periodic table tend to get more metallic as you move from left to right.

Newton, Boyle & Lavoisier transformed chemistry into a real science in the 17th&18th centuries.

The elements that only occur as diatomic molecules are

Mendeleev’s periodic law said that the properties of the elements vary in a pattern with their