Periodic table review

Name for Group 1

Alkali Metals

Name for Group 2

Alkaline Earth Metals

Name for Groups 3-12

Transition Metals

Name for Groups 13-16

BCNO Family

Name for Group 17

Halogens

Name for Group 18

Noble Gases

What can you learn from the periods on the periodic table?

The number of energy levels / shells of electrons on the atom

What are the horizontal rows on the Periodic Table called?

Periods

What are the columns of the Periodic Table called

Groups

What can you learn from the group that an element is located in?

The number of valence electrons (electrons on the outer shell)

How can you calculate the number of neutrons in an atom?

mass - atomic number

How can you figure out the number of protons in an atoms?

atomic number = number of protons

What two particles exist in equal amounts in a neutral atom?

Protons and Electrons

This family contains very reactive nonmetals

Halogens

This family contains the most reactive metals

Alkali Metals

This type of elements are hard, malleable and conduct electricity well

Metals

This type of element contains materials that are typically soft if they are solid but others are a gas at room temperature.

Nonmetals

These elements sometimes act like metals while acting like nonmetals at other times

Metalloids

What is the name for the 1 or 2 letters that represent an element on the atomic block?

Symbol