Worksheet 4.

4A Group 7 and
Group 8 elements
1 The elements in Group 7 are sometimes called the halogens. They have some properties in
common. For example they are all poisonous.

Complete the statements below using the terms shown here. You may use each of these terms
once, more than once or not at all.
calcium chlorine darker down eight fluorine gases hydrogen less
lighter liquids more one reactive seven sodium soft solids
unreactive up
Gases
a The first two elements in Group 7 are …………….…….…….….. at room temperature.
Chlorine
b The first two elements of this group are ……………. Fluorine .
and …………….
Down
Darker as you go …………….
c The colour of the elements in this group gets …………….
the group.
Less
d The elements in this group are ……………. Down
reactive as you go ……………. the group.

Seven electrons in their outer shell.

e The elements in this group have …………….

2 The elements in Group 8 are called the inert or noble gases.

Complete the statements below using the terms shown here. You may use each of these terms
once, more than once or not at all.
argon chlorine darker down eight gases heavier helium larger less
lighter liquids more neon one reactive seven smaller solids
unreactive up
Helium
a The first three elements in Group 8 are ……………., Neon
……………. Argon .
and …………….

Unreactive .
b The elements in this group are all …………….
Bigger
c The atoms get ……………. Down
and ……………. as you go ……………. the group.

Gases
d The elements in this group are ……………. and do not form compounds with other
elements.

Eight
e Most elements in this group have ……………. electrons in their outer shell.

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