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Mo6-L5b: How are Metals Grouped?

Key Concept SUMMARY
How Metals are Grouped? How Metals are Grouped?
Alkali metals and alkaline earth metals
What are the group of metals in the periodic table? react easily with other elements. These
metals make up groups 1 and 2 on the
periodic table.

Transition elements make up groups
3-12 and the lanthanide and actinide
series on the periodic table.

Mo6-L5: Vocabulary Review

Directions: Each of the statements below is false. Change the underlined word(s) to make each statement
true. Write your changes on the lines provided.

alkali metal alkaline earth metal density ductility

luster malleability metal transition element

1. A (n) alkaline earth metal is an element in groups 3–12 of the periodic table.
2. Malleability is the ability of a metal to reflect light.

3. The mass per unit volume of a substance is its ductility.
4. Luster is the ability of a substance to be pulled into thin wires.

5. A(n) nonmetal is a good conductor of electricity and thermal energy.
6. A(n) transition element is an element in group 2 of the periodic table;

it has properties similar to those of the alkali metals.
7. A(n) density is an element in group 1 of the periodic table.

8. Metal is the ability of a substance to be hammered or rolled into sheets.

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