Identify each of the following elements as an actinide, an alkali metal, an alkaline-earth metal, a halogen, a lanthanide, a metalloid, a noble gas, a transition metal, or a post-transition metal. use the most specific term that applies. a. antimony b. tungsten c. argon d. iron e. bromine f. cesium g. cerium h. uranium i. calcium j. lithium

Antimony - metalloid

Tungsten- Transition metal

Argon - Noble gas

Iron - Transition metal

Bromine- Halogen

Cesium- Alkali metal

Cerium- lanthanide

Uranium - Actinide

Calcium- Alkaline earth metal

Lithium - Alkaline metal

Explanation:

Lithium is an alkaline metal because it belongs to group 1 of the periodic table. This is the general name for the group.

Calcium is an alkaline earth metal as it belongs to group 2 of the periodic table. This is the general name of the group.

Uranium is an actinide as it belongs to the second series of the f block

Cerium is the second element in the lanthanide series after lanthanum

Cesium belongs to group 1 and hence is an alkaline metal.

Bromine is a halogen as it belongs to group 7 of the periodic table

Iron is a transition metal as it belongs to the first series of transition metals

Argon is s noble gas as it belongs to group 18

Tungsten is s transition element and it belongs to the third series

Antimony is a metalloid

you need to take a look at the periodic system in order to sort these elements into pairs that would most likely exhibit similar chemical properties. first, you need to find elements that are found in the same group (groups are vertical in the periodic system), and then to see whether they have the same valence number. if they meet these criteria, they will have similar properties.

the first pair: ne (neon) and kr (krypton), are noble gases found in group 8

the second pair: li (lithium) and k (potassium), found in group 1

the third pair: s (sulfur) and te (tellurium), found in group 6

a compound is a molecule made of atoms from different elements.

a. by the combination of an unlimited number of elements