Standard 1.b - Students know how to use the
periodic table to identify metals, semimetals,
non-metals, and halogens.
• Metals are on the left.
• Nonmetals are on the right.
• Hydrogen is the exception. Even though
Hydrogen is on the left it is a nonmetal.
and
are
(metalloids).
by the
• A diagonal (stair step) line from Boron (B) to
Polonium (Po) separates the metals from the
nonmetals. Most elements on this line are
semimetals (metalloids).
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Good Conductors (Heat and Electricity)
Malleable and Ductile
Shiny, Metallic Appearance
Most Solid at Room Temperature (except
Mercury)
• Loses Electrons
• Low ionization (ability to lose electrons)
• Low electronegativity (ability to gain electrons)
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Brittle
Nonductile
Solids, liquids, or gases at room temperature
Gain Electrons
High Ionization
High Electronegativity
• Electronegativities between those of metals and
nonmetals
• Ionization energies between those of metals and
nonmetals
• Possess some characteristics of metals/some of
nonmetals
• Reactivity depends on properties of other
elements in reaction
• Often make good semiconductors
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IA
1
Stair Step line divides the Metals from
the Non-Metals. Follow the Stair Step
line to find the Metalloids!
18
VIIIA
2
IIA
13
IIIA
2
3
4
5
6
7
3
IIIB
4
IVB
5
VB
6
VIB
7
VIIB
8
9
VIIIB
10
11
IB
12
IIB
14
IVA
15
VA
16
VIA
17
VIIA
Periodic Table Instructions
• Complete Periodic Table #2
• Label: Metals, Semimetals, Nonmetals, and
Halogens
• Number the periods 1-7
• Number the Groups 1-18
• Identify the different areas on the periodic
table.
Chemistry - Shearer - Standard 1
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Answer Questions on Left Side
Opposite Your Periodic Table
• How many Groups does the periodic table have?
• How many Periods does the periodic table have?
• Which side of the periodic table are the metals
on?
• Which side of the periodic table are the
nonmetals on?
• List the semimetals?
• Which category has the largest number of
elements?
Chemistry - Shearer - Standard 1