FEATURES OF THE

PERIODIC TABLE
ALVIN LEO T. SUASIN
 NAME THE FOLLOWING ELEMENT

1. Al
2. B
3. C
4. Ca
5. F
6. Ga
7. Ge
8. He
NAME THE FOLLOWING ELEMENT

9. I
10. K
11. Li
12. Mg
13. N
14. O
15. P
16. S
17. Sn
18. Pb
19. Fe
20. Na
1. aluminum
2. boron
3. carbon
4. calcium
5. fluorine
6. gallium
7. germanium
8. helium
9. Iodine
10. Potassium

11. lithium
12. Magnesium
13. Nitrogen
14. Oxygen
15. Phosphorus
16. Sulfur
17. Tin
18. Lead, 19. iron 20. sodium
Atomic numbers (Z) and mass numbers (A) are increasing from left to right in a period.
Atomic numbers (Z) and mass number (A) are increasing from top to bottom in a group or family.
1. There are seven metalloids/semimetals: boron(B), silicon(Si), germanium(Ge), arsenic(As), antimony(Sb),
tellurium(Te) and polonium (Po).
2. Left side of the metalloids/semimetals are the metals except for hydrogen. Right side of the
metalloids/semimetals are the nonmetals.
EXERCISE NO. 1 – IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING AS
METAL OR NONMETAL
1. sodium (Na)
2. sulfur (S)
3. calcium (Ca)
4. titanium (Ti)
5. nitrogen (N)
Answers: 1. metal, 2. nonmetal 3. metal 4. metal 5. nonmetal