Periodic Table Trends worksheet

1. Which family of elements have a complete outer shell of valence

electrons?

2. What do you notice about the valence electrons as you move down a
family on the periodic table?

3. What do you notice about the valence electrons as you move left to right
across a period on the periodic table?

4. Hydrogen is placed in group 1 but is not truly an alkali metal. Why do you
think the gas hydrogen is in this group?

5. What does the period number tell you about the electron orbits or shells?

6. Elements cannot lose/gain or share protons? Why do you think this is?
Hint: think of where they are located

Complete the chart below:

Group

Group Name

IA (1)
IIA (2)
IIIA (13)
IVA (14)
VA (15)
VIA (16)
VIIA
(17)
VIIIA
(18)

Alkali metals
Alkaline earth metals
Boron group (Earth metals)
Carbon group (Tetrels)
Nitrogen group (Pnictogens)
Oxygen Group (Chalcogens)
Halogens
Noble Gases

Number
of
Valence
Electron
s

Names of the Elements in

that Group