Topic # 1.9
GPS: 4a,b
Periodic Table Trends
and Groups Funsheet
Directions: Use Ch. 19 in your textbook to help you with the various activities/questions below.
Directions: Use the terms in the box to complete the puzzle. The letters in the
vertical box answer question 10.
Name: ______________________
Date: ___/____/____ Per: ___
SPS4. Students will investigate the
arrangement of the Periodic Table.
a. Determine the trends of the
following: number of valence
electrons, types of ions formed by
representative elements, location of
metals, nonmetals, and metalloids,
and phases at room temperature.
b. Use the Periodic Table to
predict the above properties for
representative elements.
1. __ is the only nonmetal on the left side of the periodic table.
2. __ is the only liquid nonmetal.
3. Metals in Groups 3 through 12 of the periodic table are
called __ elements.
4. Two atoms of the same element, when bonded, form
a(n) __ molecule.
5. __ is the most chemically active element.
6. Copper is useful as wire in a lamp because it conducts
electricity and is __.
bromine
diatomic
ductile
fluorine
halogens
hydrogen
malleable
noble gases
transition
7. Aluminum can be made into foil and cans because it is __.
8. Fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine are __.
9. The elements in Group 18 are commonly known as the __.
10. What category of elements is found on the right side of the periodic table?
__________________________________________
Directions: Complete the table below. Uses can be found in the box provided.
Directions: Complete the following table that
compares the properties of metals and nonmetals
by supplying the information requested
Directions: List two properties for each nonmetal.
8. hydrogen (1) _____________________________
(2) ____________________________________
9. fluorine (1) ______________________________
(2) ____________________________________
10. chlorine (1) _____________________________
(2) ____________________________________
11. bromine (1) _____________________________
(2) ____________________________________
12. iodine (1) ______________________________ (2) ____________________________________
13. helium (1) _____________________________ (2) ____________________________________
14. neon (1) ______________________________ (2) ____________________________________
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laundry products
multivitamins
paint
sand, rock, soil
siding on buildings
PS
Directions: Use the clues below to
complete the crossword puzzle.
Across
1. Element with more than 92 protons
5. Able to be hammered or rolled into sheets
7. Able to be drawn into wire
9. Different forms of same element with different
molecular structures
13. Molecule that consists of two atoms of the same
element
14. Elements that give off particles and energy
16. Element in Group 1
17. Element with metallic and nonmetallic properties
Down
1. Elements in Groups 3–12
2. Substance that conducts electricity under certain
conditions
3. Forms a salt when it gains an electron from a metal
4. Type of bonding in which a “sea of electrons”
surrounds positively charged ions
6. Not naturally occurring
8. State of all elements in Group 18
10. State of most metals at room temperature
11. Halogens form salts by ___ bonding.
12. Gases with full outer energy levels
15. Elements in Group 2 are alkaline ___ metals
Directions: Refer to the periodic table in your textbook to answer these questions.
1. Name two elements that are alkaline earth metals. _________ and __________
2. Where are the transition elements located on the PT?
left
middle
right
bottom
Shade them in 
3. What is the name of the group of elements below hydrogen? ________________________________________
4. How is hydrogen similar to the elements below it? __________________________________________________________________________
How is it different from them? __________________________________________________________________________________________
5. What is a synthetic element? ___________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Explain why the noble gases are not found as compounds. ____________________________________________________________________
7. How does bromine differ from the other halogens and nonmetals? ______________________________________________________________
Directions: Carefully review the table to the right, then answer
the questions by writing your answer on the answer line..
1. An element is tested and does not conduct or react with
anything. According to the table, it is a(n) ___.
A alkali metal
C halogen
B transition element
D noble gas Answer: ______
2. According to the table, an element that does react but does
not conduct electricity is a(n) ___.
F alkali metal
H halogen
G transition element
J noble gas
Answer: ______
3. According to the table, which of these elements
will conduct electricity?
AK
B Cl
C Ar D He
Answer: ______
Directions: Complete the outline of the periodic table with the following:
1. Draw an H inside the box that represents hydrogen.
2. Identify the locations of the following groups on the periodic table by
writing the letters indicated above the correct columns.
AE–alkaline earth metals
N–nitrogen group
O–oxygen group
TE–transition elements
C–carbon group
B–boron group
F–halogens
NG–noble gases
3. Draw a stair-step line on the periodic table to show the location of the metalloids.