Nonmetals — Unit test Answers

What best describes the states of nonmetals when they are at room temperature?

Which element has an ion that is smaller than an ion of calcium?

Which element is most likely to carry electric current easily?

Calcium, magnesium, and strontium are near each other on the periodic table and have some characteristics in common, but they differ in chemical reactivity. Which lists these metals in order from most reactive to least reactive?

Which best describes the trends in electronegativity on the periodic table?

The atomic number of beryllium (Be) is 4, and the atomic number of barium (Ba) is 56. Which comparison is best supported by this information?

Sonya is studying a nonmetal element. She learns that the element is like other elements in its group because it can bond to form a salt or an acid. She also learns that the element is the most reactive element in its group. Which element is Sonya most likely studying?

Where are alkaline earth metals found on the periodic table?

Which is most likely true about electronegativity?

Which is the property of nonmetals to evaporate easily?

Which scientist believed that the probable, not exact, location of the electrons of an atom can be determined by using mathematics?

This is how manganese appears in the periodic table.

What is an atomic nucleus?

Which metal is most likely to form more than one kind of positively charged ion?

Rutherford used positively charged particles to investigate the structure of the atom. The results surprised him, and he developed the atomic model shown below.