The Periodic Table
Metals
Nonmetals
Metalloids
The Periodic Table
Characteristic of Metals
 Found on the LEFT side of the Periodic
Table.
 Malleable
 can be hammered or rolled into sheets
 Ductile
 can be pulled into wires
 Conductors of heat or electricity
 Heat and electricity can easily flow through it
 Shiny
Characteristic of Nonmetals
 Found on the RIGHT side of the
Periodic Table.
 Brittle
 Can easily break or shatter
 Insulators
 Does not allow heat or electricity to pass
through it
 Dull
 Not shiny
Characteristic of Metalloids
 Found along the ZIGZAG line of
the Periodic Table.
 Metalloids share characteristics
with both metals and non-metals
 Semi – conductors
The Periodic Table
 The columns are called
groups or families.
 Elements in the same
group or family have
similar properties.
 The group number also
determines the elements’
valence electrons.
The Periodic Table
 The rows are called
periods.
 The period determines
how many energy levels
an element has.
Group 1
 Group 1 is called the
Alkali Metals
 These elements have 1
valence electron and are
HIGHLY reactive.
Group 2
 Group 2 is called the
Alkaline Earth Metals
 These elements have 2
valence electrons and
are MODERATELY
reactive.
Groups 3 – 12
 Groups 3 – 12 are called
the Transition Metals.
Group 13
 Group 13 is called the
Boron Group.
 These elements have 3
valence electrons and
are MODERATELY
reactive.
Group 14
 Group 14 is called the
Carbon Group.
 These elements have 4
valence electrons and
are MODERATELY
reactive.
Group 15
 Group 15 is called the
Nitrogen Group.
 These elements have 5
valence electrons and
are MODERATELY
reactive.
Group 16
 Group 16 is called the
Oxygen Group.
 These elements have 6
valence electrons and
are MODERATELY
reactive.
Group 17
 Group 17 is called the
Halogens.
 These elements have 7
valence electrons and
are HIGHLY reactive.
Group 18
 Group 18 is called the
Nobel Gases.
 These elements have a
FULL OUTER SHELL.
 These are the most
stable or LEAST reactive
of all the elements.