A | B |
How many elements are classified as ONLY metalloid? | 7 |
Calcium reacts easily with Oxygen to create Calcium Oxide. Name another element that Calcium could react with in a similar way. | Sulfur (anything in oxygen's family) |
A group or family share similar chemical properties. True or False | True |
What is the atomic number for Lithium? | 3 |
In which family would you find Lithium? | alkali metals |
Horizontal row in periodic table; properties follow repeating pattern from right to left | period |
vertical column of elements in the table; share chemical properties | group or family |
have full outer shells of electrons; do not usually react | noble gases |
elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; also called semiconductors | metalloids |
electrons in the outer shell of an atom | valence electrons |
element that is not shiny, usually brittle and does not conduct heat or electricity well | nonmetal |
element that is shiny and conducts heat and electricity well | metal |
stable atoms have eight valence electrons and will bond to reach their octet | octet rule |