Metalloids — Unit test Answers

A teacher makes the following statement.“Gasoline boils at a relatively low temperature (about 150°C). The kerosene is removed at around 200°C, followed by diesel oil at 300°C and fuel oil at around 370°C.”What topic is the teacher most likely talking about?

When looking across the periodic table from left to right, which of these groups are the first to contain nonmetals?

Which metalloid has three valence electrons?

Mrs. Franklin loves teaching science and thinks about it all the time. While walking one day, she steps on a warm, fresh piece of used gum. The gum flattens and sticks to her shoe. When she lifts her foot, she sees long strings of gum between her shoe and the sidewalk. She thinks, “What a great demonstration of the properties of metals!”What properties of metals would Mrs. Franklin most likely teach about with this demonstration?

Part of one row of the periodic table is shown.