Elements I
This element is the basis for all life on Earth
What is Carbon?
You exhale more of this compound than you inhale
What is Carbon Dioxide (CO2)?
This is the center of the atom
What is the nucleus?
The number of Groups in the periodic table
What is 18?
One form of this element is a diamond.
What is Carbon?
The simplest element. It only has 1 proton and 1 electron.
What is Hydrogen?
This compound makes up 60% of your body
What is H2O or water?
This particle has a negative charge
What is an electron?
The number of Periods in the periodic table
What is 7?
This liquid element is found in thermometers
What is Mercury?
The US penny was originally made solely from this element.
What is copper?
This compound is made from Sodium and Chlorine. It is used mainly in cooking.
What is salt?
This particle has a positive charge
What is a proton?
The number of elements in the first Periodic Table
What is 28?
This gaseous element is often used to produce light in signs
What is Neon?
In liquid, this element is often used in medicine as a disinfectant
What is Iodine?
In gas form, this compound smells like rotten eggs
What is methane?
This particle has a neutral charge
What is a neutron?
The current number of elements in the Periodic Table
What is 118?
This element is used in flares and incendiary devices
What is Phosphorus?
This strong metal is used in the aerospace industry as well as engines partly because of its ability to maintain its strength in thermal extremes.
What is Titanium?
These two elements explode on contact with water
What are potassium and sodium?
The process of splitting an atom is called _______
What is "fission"?
He created the Periodic Table of Elements
Who is Dmitri Mendeleev?
A substance that combines more than one metal or mixes a metal with other non-metallic elements
What is an alloy?