Certainly! Let’s fill in the table step-by-step according to the provided true answers.
### Step-by-Step Solution
1. First Description: "An element in Period 3 and Group 6A"
- Match: Yes
- Symbol: S (Sulfur)
2. Second Description: "A metalloid in Group 8A"
- Match: No
- Symbol: (None, because no element matches this criteria)
3. Third Description: "An alkaline earth metal with a lower atomic number than boron"
- Match: Yes
- Symbol: Be (Beryllium)
4. Fourth Description: "A transition element in Period 6"
- Match: Yes
- Symbol: W (Tungsten)
Now, let’s fill in the table accordingly:
| Description | Match | Symbol |
|----------------------------------------------------|-------|--------|
| An element in Period 3 and Group 6A | Yes | S |
| A metalloid in Group 8A | No | |
| An alkaline earth metal with a lower atomic number than boron | Yes | Be |
| A transition element in Period 6 | Yes | W |
And thus, the completed table is:
[tex]\[
\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}
\hline
\text{Description} & \text{Match} & \text{Symbol} \\
\hline
\text{An element in Period 3 and Group 6A} & \text{Yes} & \text{S} \\
\text{A metalloid in Group 8A} & \text{No} & \text{ } \\
\text{An alkaline earth metal with a lower atomic number than boron} & \text{Yes} & \text{Be} \\
\text{A transition element in Period 6} & \text{Yes} & \text{W} \\
\hline
\end{array}
\][/tex]
This is the completed, step-by-step solution as per the true answers provided.
