Groups of the Periodic Table Worksheet



Name ___________________________ Date Due = Dec 8, 2014

Groups of the Periodic Table Worksheet

Answer the following questions based on the PowerPoint Notes (notes must be attached)

1. What is another name for an elemental group?

2. What are diatomic molecules?

3. List the names of the elements that are found as diatomic molecules in the Periodic Table.

4. Which gas could possibly be an alternative fuel source in the future for automobiles?

5. What metal reacts with water to cause an explosion?

6. Which family of elements contains metal that are nutritionally important?

7. Which family of elements can only occur in nature combined with other elements?

8. Why do transition metals carry heat and electricity more readily than other metals?

9. Which family of metals are used in jewelry?

10. Which metal was originally considered rare and expensive, but is now a disposable metal (though we recycle it)?

11. Which elements are used in semiconductors and microchips for computers?

12. Which element in the Periodic Table is found in the highest percentages in the atmosphere and are absorbed and processed by beans and peanuts for plant use?

13. What is an allotrope?

14. What are the two allotropes of oxygen?

15. What are the two allotropes of carbon?

16. What are each of the following used for:

a. flourine =

b. chlorine =

c. iodine =

17. Why are noble gases unreactive?

18. What is a monoatomic molecule?

19. Give three examples of monoatomic molecular gases.

20. Give the family name of each of the following Groups:

a. Group 1 =

b. Group 2 =

c. Group 3 - 12 =

d. Group 16 =

e. Group 17 =

f. Group 18 =

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