1. METALS, NONMETALS, METALLOIDS, & NOBLE GASES
FOUR SECTION FOLDABLE ADVANCED ORGANIZER

2. PROPERTIES OF METALS Most elements are metals
Metals are located left of the Zig Zag line
Metals have few electrons in their outer energy level
Metals are solid at room temperature except Mercury which is a liquid

3. PROPERTIES OF METALS
Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity
Metals are malleable which means they can be flattened into thin sheets
Metals are ductile which means they can be drawn into thin wires
Metals are shiny

4. EXAMPLES OF METALS
Gold
Silver
Mercury
Lead
Iron
Nickel
Copper

5. PROPERTIES OF NONMETALS
Nonmetals are located right of the Zig Zag line
Nonmetals have almost a complete set of electrons in their outer energy level
Nonmetals are mostly gases at room temperature

6. PROPERTIES OF NONMETALS
Nonmetals are not good conductors of heat & electricity
Nonmetals are not malleable
Nonmetals are not ductile – they are brittle and will break or shatter when hit with a hammer
Nonmetals are not shiny

7. EXAMPLES OF NONMETALS Oxygen Nitrogen Sulfur Carbon Chlorine Fluorine
Iodine

8. PROPERTIES OF METALLOIDS
Metalloids are also called semiconductors
Metalloids border the Zig Zag line
Metalloids have a ½ complete set of electrons in their outer energy level
Metalloids have some properties of metals and some properties of nonmetals.

9. EXAMPLES OF METALLOIDS
Tellurium-shiny but brittle
Silicon-semiconductor
Boron-hard but brittle and a good conductor of electricity

10. PROPERTIES OF NOBLE GASES
Noble Gases are Family 18
Noble Gases have a complete set of electrons in their outer energy level – all but Helium have 8. Helium has 2.
Noble Gases are gases at room temperature
Noble Gases are nonmetals

11. PROPERTIES OF NOBLE GASES
Noble Gases are colorless
Noble Gases are odorless
Noble Gases are unreactive
Noble Gases are found in very small amounts on Earth

12. EXAMPLES OF NOBLE GASES
Helium
Argon
Krypton
Xenon
Radon (Radioactive gas)

13. More Vocabulary
Period – a horizontal row of elements on the periodic table
Lanthanides – transition metals that follow lanthanum (first row at the bottom). They are shiny, reactive metals. Some are used to make steel.

14. More Vocabulary
Actinides - transition metals that follow actinium (second row at the bottom). They are all radioactive and unstable. They can change into different elements. Elements after plutonium do not occur in nature.

15. More Vocabulary
Family – also called a group, are the columns on the periodic table. Most of these elements in a family share similar properties
Metal – elements that are shiny and are good conductors of thermal energy and electric current; most metals are malleable and ductile

16. More Vocabulary
Nonmetal – elements that are dull and are poor conductors of thermal energy and electric current
Metalloid – elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors.

17. Additional Notes
The number at the top of the block on the Periodic Table is the ATOMIC NUMBER.
The ATOMIC NUMBER tells you how many PROTONS are in the nucleus of the atom.
The ATOMIC NUMBER is unique to each element.