1. Each horizontal row in the periodic table is called a ___________ because the physical and chemical properties of elements in a row follow a repeating or periodic
________________________ as you move across the table.
2. Each column of elements is called a __________ or family.
3. Each element in the same group have ____________ physical and chemical properties.
4. The periodic law states that the repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the elements’ _________________
______________________.
5. All atoms of a given element have the same number of ________________, but can have different numbers of __________________, which make them isotopes of each other.
Group contains:________
Electrons in the outer level (valence) : ______
Reactivity:____________
Other shared properties : __________________________________________________
1. Alkali metals include the three of the following elements (fill in chemical symbol)
Lithium ____ Sodium ____ Potassium _____
2. Alkali metals are the most __________________ metals. Their atoms can easily
____________ ___________ their outermost electron.
3. Pure alkali metals are mostly stored in ___________ because they are so reactive.
4. In nature they are found only combined with other ____________________.
5. One example of a compound formed from alkali metals is _____________
_______________, which flavors food.
Look at Figure 1 pg. 202:
6. Alkali metals are so soft that they can be __________________ and when put in water, they react to form ___________________gas.
Group contains: __________
Electrons in the outer energy level (valence): _____
Reactivity: ______________________________________________________________
Other shared properties: __________________________________________________
1. Magnesium ______ and Calcium _____ are two familiar alkaline earth metals.
(Fill in the chemical symbols)
2. Alkaline-earth metals are not as reactive as alkali metals because it is more difficult to give away _______ electrons than to give away ________.
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Group Contains: ______
Electrons in the outer level (valence):____
Reactivity: ______________________________________________________
Other shared properties (List ALL):
_______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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1. Titanium _____ Chromium _____ Iron ______ Cobalt _______ Nickel _____
Copper _____ Zinc _____ Silver______Platinum ____ Gold ____ Mercury ____
are transition metals. (Fill in symbols)
2. They are good conductors of heat and _____________. Mercury is the only metal that is a___________ at room temperature.
3. Transition metals do not give away their electrons as __________as atoms in
Groups 1 and 2 do, making them less reactive than alkali and alkaline-earth metals.
4. The lanthanides and actinides make up two rows of transition metals that are placed at the bottom of the table to save ____________________.
Group Contains: _______ metalloid and ________ metals
Electrons in the outer level (valence): ____
Reactivity: ______________________
Other shared properties: _____________________________________
1. The only metalloid in the group is _________________.
2. The most common and the most abundant element in Earth’s crust. Is
_____________________________.
3. Aluminum is useful because _____________________________________
4. It is an important metal used in making
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
NOTE: Boron is usually found combined with oxygen and it is in Borax, a cleaning compound.
Group Contains: ________ nonmetal _______ metalloids and ________ metals
Electrons in the outer level (valence) ________
Reactivity: ______________________
Other shared properties: _____________________________________
1. The only nonmetal in the Carbon Family is _____________.
2. Some of the carbon compounds necessary for living things on Earth are:____________________________________________________________.
3. The metalloids silicon and germanium are used for ______________________.
4. Because tin is not very reactive, it is used in cans to keep the steel from ________.
5. Both ______________and _____________ are natural forms of carbon (see Fig 10)
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Group Contains: ________ nonmetals _______ metalloids and ________ metal
Electrons in the outer level (valence) ____
Reactivity: ______________________
Other shared properties: _____________________________________
1. Nitrogen makes up about _______ of the air you breathe. Nitrogen removed from air is reacted with ____________ to make ammonia for _____________.
2. Phosphorus is extremely __________ and reacts with the sulfur on a match to light it. Phosphorus is only found _________________ with other elements in nature.
Group contains: ________ nonmetals _______ metalloids and ________ metal
Electrons in the outer level (valence) ______
Reactivity: ______________________
Other shared properties: _____________________________________
1. Atoms of this family have _____ valence electrons. They almost always share electrons when they form compounds.
2. Oxygen makes up about ______ of the air you breathe. Oxygen is necessary in order for substances to ____________.
3. Oxygen is found dissolved in ocean water, which is where _____________ fish get the oxygen they need.
4. Sulfur is used to make ________________ _______________, the most widely used compound in the _________________ ___________________.
Group contains: _________________
Electrons in outer level (valence) _____
Reactivity:__________
Other shared properties (list all):____________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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1. Fluorine _____ and chlorine _____ and iodine _____are three of the halogen elements. (List symbols)
2. Halogens are very reactive nonmetals because their atoms need to gain
______________________ to have a complete ____________ level.
3. They combine readily with other atoms, especially _______________, to gain that
___________________ __________________________.
4. The reaction of a halogen with a metal makes a ______________, such as
_________________ ______________________.
5. What are chlorine and iodine both used for?_____________________________
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6. Although the _____________________ properties are similar, the ____________ properties are quite _____________________.
7. Look at Figure 7 on page 206 . How does the state of matter changed as you move from the top to the bottom in Group 17? __________________________________.
Group contains: ____________
Electrons in outer level (valence) __________________________________
Reactivity:__________
Other shared properties (list all):____________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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1. Noble Gases are _______________ nonmetals.
2. Because the atoms of the elements in this group have a __________________
________ of electrons in their outer level the do not need to ____________ or
_______________ any electrons.
3. They do not _________________with other elements under normal conditions.
4. Earth’s atmosphere is almost _____% argon.
5. Look at Figure 8 on pg. 207. What is another popular use of noble gases?
________________________________-
Electrons in outer level (valence) _____
Reactivity:__________
Other properties (list all):____________________________________
________________________________________________________________
1. Hydrogen is the most _________________ element in the universe. It is found in large amounts, in __________________.
2. When hydrogen joins with other atoms, it gives away its ______ electron.
3.
Hydrogen’s reactive nature makes it useful as a ____________ in rockets.
4. Why is hydrogen set apart in the periodic table?
_________________________________________________________
5. Hydrogen is placed above Group 1 because, like alkali metals, hydrogen has
_____________________________________________________________.
6. However, hydrogen’s physical properties are more like the properties of
_________________ than _______________.
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