Which of the following is a characteristic of nonmetals?

Question

Question 1 options:

Nonmetals are not ductile.

Nonmetals are often shiny and hard.

Nonmetals often conduct electricity.

Nonmetals are often malleable.

Answer 1

Nonmetals are not ductile.

Answer 2

Lanthanides and actinides are part of which type of elements?

Question 2 options:

halogens

noble gases

inner transition metals

metals

Answer 3

Lanthanides and actinides are part of the inner transition metals.

Answer 4

Sodium, potassium, and cesium belong to which group?

Question 3 options:

inner transition metals

alkali metals

alkaline earth metals

halogens

Answer 5

Sodium, potassium, and cesium belong to the group of alkali metals.

Answer 6

How is the modern periodic table arranged?

Question 4 options:

by increasing atomic number

by increase in atomic mass

by decreasing atomic number

by increasing atomic size

Answer 7

The modern periodic table is arranged by increasing atomic number.

Answer 8

To what group do oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur belong?

Question 5 options:

alkaline earth metals

halogens

alkali metals

nonmetals

Answer 9

Oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur belong to the group of nonmetals.

Answer 10

Which of the following shows three elements in order of decreasing conductivity?

Question 6 options:

m n comma o comma g e

g e comma o comma m n

m n comma g e comma o

o comma g e comma m n

Answer 11

The correct answer is: g e, o, m n

Answer 12

Tellurium is a metalloid. How many valence electrons does tellurium have?

Question 7 options:

3

4

5

6

Answer 13

Tellurium, being a member of Group 16 (or Group 6A), has 6 valence electrons.

Answer 14

Which of the following elements is a metalloid?

Question 8 options:

tellurium

argon

sodium

calcium

Answer 15

Tellurium is a metalloid.

Answer 16

Which of the following lists the elements in order of increasing malleability?

Question 9 options:

s e comma s n comma s b

s e comma s b comma s n

s n comma s b comma s e

S b comma s n comma s e

Answer 17

The correct answer is: Sb, Sn, Se.

Answer 18

Which of the following elements is a transuranium element?

Question 10 options:

erbium

holmium

lanthanum

californium

Answer 19

Californium is a transuranium element.

Answer 20

Which of the following groups contains mostly radioactive elements?

Question 11 options:

inner transition metals

halogens

nonmetals

metals

Answer 21

The group that contains mostly radioactive elements is the inner transition metals.

Answer 22

What type of element is chlorine?

Question 12 options:

alkaline earth metal

inner transition metal

metal

halogen

Answer 23

Chlorine is a halogen.

Answer 24

Which of the following is the most specific classification for the element uranium?

Question 13 options:

lanthanide-series element

actinide-series element

inner transition metal

transition metal

Answer 25

The most specific classification for the element uranium is actinide-series element.

Answer 26

Which of the following tend to form anions when bonding with other elements?

Question 14 options:

alkaline earth metals

alkali metals

nonmetals

noble gases

Answer 27

Nonmetals tend to form anions when bonding with other elements.

Answer 28

Which of the following is a liquid at room temperature?

Question 15 options:

bromine

chlorine

iodine

fluorine

Answer 29

Bromine is a liquid at room temperature.

Answer 30

Which of the following elements belong to the p6-block of the periodic table?

Question 16 options:

alkaline earth metals

alkali metals

noble gases

halogens

Answer 31

The noble gases belong to the p6-block of the periodic table.

Answer 32

Which of the following elements belongs to the f-block?

Question 17 options:

uranium

iron

argon

oxygen

Answer 33

Uranium belongs to the f-block.

Answer 34

How many valence electrons are found in phosphorus?

Question 18 options:

3

5

7

8

Answer 35

Phosphorus has 5 valence electrons.

Answer 36

Aluminum (Al) has three valence electrons and a total of three subshells. Without using the periodic table, in which group and period is aluminum located?

Question 19 options:

Group 3B, Period 6

Group 6A, Period 3

Group 3A, Period 3

Group 1A, Period 1

Answer 37

Aluminum is located in Group 3A and Period 3.

Answer 38

Which group has two valence electrons?

Question 20 options:

halogens

alkaline earth metals

noble gases

alkali metals

Answer 39

The group that has two valence electrons is alkaline earth metals.