PTE Quizlet
periodic table - Answer A table that shows the elements, their atomic number, symbol,
and average atomic mass; elements with similar physical and chemical properties are
grouped together.
groups/families - Answer columns on the periodic table
periods on periodic table - Answer A horizontal row of elements on the periodic table
18 - Answer The number of groups (columns) there are on the PTE
7 - Answer The number of periods (rows) there are on the PTE
Metals - Answer Elements that are hard, shiny, smooth, great conductors of heat and
electricity, malleable, ductile, and are magnetic
Non-metals - Answer Low conductivity, not ductile, not malleable, brittle, dull, gas at
room temp, brittle (breaks easily)
Metalloids - Answer Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals.
where are metals are located on the PTE? - Answer on the left of the zigzag line
(staircase)
where are non-metals located on the PTE? - Answer to the right of the (staircase)
zigzag line
Where are metalloids located on the periodic table? - Answer elements found along the
zigzag line
Valence electrons determine an atom's - Answer reactivity
atomic number determines an element's - Answer identity
groups 1 and 17 - Answer Which groups on the periodic table are the most reactive?
Group 18: Noble Gases - Answer unreactive nonmetals
valence electrons - Answer Electrons on the outermost energy level of an atom
periodic table - Answer A table that shows the elements, their atomic number, symbol,
and average atomic mass; elements with similar physical and chemical properties are
grouped together.
groups/families - Answer columns on the periodic table
periods on periodic table - Answer A horizontal row of elements on the periodic table
18 - Answer The number of groups (columns) there are on the PTE
7 - Answer The number of periods (rows) there are on the PTE
Metals - Answer Elements that are hard, shiny, smooth, great conductors of heat and
electricity, malleable, ductile, and are magnetic
Non-metals - Answer Low conductivity, not ductile, not malleable, brittle, dull, gas at
room temp, brittle (breaks easily)
Metalloids - Answer Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals.
where are metals are located on the PTE? - Answer on the left of the zigzag line
(staircase)
where are non-metals located on the PTE? - Answer to the right of the (staircase)
zigzag line
Where are metalloids located on the periodic table? - Answer elements found along the
zigzag line
Valence electrons determine an atom's - Answer reactivity
atomic number determines an element's - Answer identity
groups 1 and 17 - Answer Which groups on the periodic table are the most reactive?
Group 18: Noble Gases - Answer unreactive nonmetals
valence electrons - Answer Electrons on the outermost energy level of an atom
