Reading the Periodic Table:
From the information below, locate and label each numbered item on periodic tables that you have sketched out on paper.
___1. carbon family
___2. alkaline earth metals
___3. inner transition metals
___4. halogens
___5.d-block elements
___6.oxygen group
___7. alkali metals
___8. f-block elements
___9. noble gas
___10. p-block elements
___11. nitrogen family
___12. s-block elements
___13. transition metals
___14. group of one semimetal and four metal
Use the skills you developed in Section 5-2 to answer each of the following questions.
What is the abbreviated electron configuration for sodium. Explain each part of this configuration in the space provided.
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Identify each of the following elements as a metal (M), nonmetal (NM), or semimetal (SM).
_____________19. sodium
_____________20. silicon
_____________21.neon
_____________22.calcium
_____________23.nitrogen