Question

Answer the following questions or fill in the blanks using information contained in the periodic table.

a) Boron has properties of both metals and nonmetals and is called a _____________.

b) Transition metals are also known as _____-block elements when writing electron configurations.

c) Certain nonmental elements like to exist as a pair (H2, F2, etc...) and are called _____________.

d) Rows in the periodic table are called _____________.

e) Group 18 elements are better known as_______________.

f) Iced tea would be best described as a (heterogeneous/homogeneous) mixture.

g) Most atoms on the periodic table strive to have______ electrons in their outer shell.

Answer 1

a) metlloid

b) d-block elements

c) covalent molecule

d) periods

e) inert gases

f) hetrogeneous mixture

g) 8 electrons