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Periodic Table Worksheet

Directions: Read sections 1.3, 5.1 & 5.2 in your textbook before completing this worksheet. You should also have your periodic table out while you complete this worksheet.

PART 1 - Introduction to the Periodic Table

1. What direction does a column go? ______________________________________________________________________

2. What are the columns on the periodic table called? _________________________________________________________

3. What does each element in a group have in common? _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. How many groups/families are on the periodic table? _______________________________________________________

5. What direction does a row go? _________________________________________________________________________

6. What are the rows on the periodic table called? ____________________________________________________________

7. What happens as you move across a period? ______________________________________________________________

8. How many periods are there on the periodic table? _________________________________________________________

9. Where are the lanthanide and actinide series found? ________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________Label these on your periodic table.

PART 2 – Types of Elements

1. Where are the metals found on the periodic table? __________________________________________________________ Shade in the metals on your periodic table using a colored pencil.

2. List three properties of metals (other than being good conductors). _____________________________________________

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3. List three examples of metals. __________________________________________________________________________

4. Where are the nonmetals found on the periodic table? _______________________________________________________ Shade in the nonmetals on your periodic table using a different colored pencil.

5. List three properties of nonmetals. ______________________________________________________________________

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6. List three examples of nonmetals. _______________________________________________________________________

7. Where are the metalloids found on the periodic table? _______________________________________________________

Shade in the metalloids on your periodic table.

8. List three examples of metalloids. ______________________________________________________________________

9. How do metalloids compare to metals and nonmetals? ______________________________________________________

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10. What group are the noble gases found in? _____________________________________ Label this on your periodic table.

11. What is unique about the noble gases? ___________________________________________________________________

PART 3 - History of the Periodic Table

1. Who constructed the original periodic table? ______________________________________________________________

2. What year was it published? ___________________________________________________________________________

3. Mendeleev listed the elements in order of ________________________________________________________________.

4. What was Mendeleev able to predict? ___________________________________________________________________

5. The elements in the modern periodic table are arranged in order of____________________________________________.

6. Who made this change? ______________________________________________________________________________

7. In the modern periodic table, elements with similar properties fall into _________________________________________.

8. What is periodicity? _________________________________________________________________________________

9. What periodic pattern is repeated in each group? ___________________________________________________________

PART 4 – Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table

1. What is Group 1 of the periodic table called? ___________________________________Label this on your periodic table.

2. List two properties of the Alkali metals.__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Why aren’t the Alkali metals found free in nature? _________________________________________________________

4. What is Group 2 of the periodic table called? ___________________________________Label this on your periodic table.

5. List two properties of the Alkali Earth metals. _____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Which member of this group is good for your bones? _______________________________________________________

7. What is unique about hydrogen’s placement on the periodic table? _____________________________________________

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8. Where are the transition metals found? ________________________________________Label this on your periodic table.

9. List two properties of the transition metals. _____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. What group are the halogens in? _____________________________________________ Label this on your periodic table.

11. What is unique about the halogens? _____________________________________________________________________

12. What causes this? ___________________________________________________________________________________

13. What is unique about the actinides? _____________________________________________________________________

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