Chapter 19 Study Guide-Physical Science

  1. What are some properties of metals?
  2. What types of bonding is associated with metals?
  3. Which group contains the alkali metals?
  4. What do the alkali metals have in common?
  5. Which elements are in the alkali metals?
  6. What is a radioactive element?
  7. Which group contains the alkaline earth metals?
  8. What do the alkali earth metals have in common?
  9. Which elements are in the alkaline earth metals?
  10. What are some uses for the alkaline earth metals?
  11. Which groups are the transition elements?
  12. What are some elements in the transition elements?
  13. What are the inner transition metals?
  14. Compare and contrast the Lanthanides and the Actinides.
  15. What types of bonding is associated with nonmetals?
  16. What is a diatomic element? Give an example.
  17. Which group contains the halogens?
  18. How is a salt formed?
  19. What are some uses of halogens?
  20. Which group contains the noble gases?
  21. What are some uses of the noble gases?
  22. Where are the metalloids located?
  23. What are the elements in the Boron group?
  24. What is the group number of the Boron group?
  25. What is the most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust?
  26. What is the group number of the Carbon group?
  27. What are the elements in the Carbon group?
  28. What is the group number of the Carbon group?
  29. What is an allotrope?
  30. How many allotropes does silicon have? Carbon?
  31. What is a semiconductor?
  32. What are some uses of elements in the Carbon group?
  33. What is the group number of the Nitrogen group?
  34. What are the elements in the Nitrogen group?
  35. What are some uses of the Nitrogen group?
  36. What is the group number of the Oxygen group?
  37. What are the elements in the Oxygen group?
  38. What are some uses of the Oxygen group?
  39. How many valance electrons are in groups 13, 14, 15 & 16?
  40. At what atomic number do most of the synthetic elements occur?
  41. What are the transuranium elements?
  42. What is the importance of making elements and why do we want stability?