The Periodic Table

Question 1

What is the periodic table?

Answer 1

A list of all known elements

Question 2

What are the 2 main categories of elements?

Answer 2

Metals and non-metals

Question 3

What is a group in the periodic table?

Answer 3

The numbers going across (e.g. group 1 would be lithium, sodium etc)

Question 4

What is a period in the periodic table?

Answer 4

The lines going across (e.g. period 3 would be sodium, magnesium etc)

Question 5

How can you identify an element as a non-metal or metal based upon its location in the Periodic Table and from experiments?

Answer 5

Elements to the left of the line are considered metals, elements to the far right of the periodic table are considered non-metals. Elements in between are both metals and non-metals

Question 6

How can you tell if an element is a non-metal or metal from an experiment?

Answer 6

Use an electrical circuit with a bulb. If the bulb lights, the element is a conductor and therefore a metal