Alkali Metals
Halogens
Nobel Gases
The Founder
P's Challenges
100
This element is atop the alkali metals due to the fact it has one electron in its outer shell, and is a reactive element. You wouldn't want to fill a balloon with this gas.
What is Hydrogen?
100
This element is number 9. It is atop the halogen group. You may sample some if you take this tablet in the morning...
What is Flourine?
100
This 'king' is atop the nobel gases due to it having 2 electrons in the outer shell of its atomic structure. It has the ability to make your voice rise, as well as balloons. Its chemical symbol is He.
What is Helium?
100
This Russian scientist is credited with arranging the periodic table.
Who is Dmitri Mendeleev?
100
U
What is Uranium?
200
You can find this element in batteries. Its chemical symbol is Li and has 3 protons in the nucleus.
What is Lithium?
200
If you go swimming in a pool, this chemical can be intensified to purify and clean the water. Mixed with sodium, you can eat it on your french fries.
What is Chlorine?
200
You can see Ne in any bright sign down the street.
What is Neon?
200
Mendeleev discovered the pattern in this year.
What is 1869?
200
Ag
What is Silver?
300
When added to water, this element releases hydrogen gas into the air. Mix it with chlorine, you get salt. Chemical symbol Na.
What is Sodium?
300
This element is used in hospitals to clean and assist in healing cuts and scrapes. When applied to your skin, it leaves a dark red/orange stain. It has the chemical symbol I and is number 53.
What is Iodine?
300
This element is easily remembered due to being Superman's achilles heal. Along with all the other Nobel Gases, Kr has 8 electrons in its outer shell.
What is Krypton?
300
By playing this card game, Dmitri Mendeleev took information from other scientists to organize the elements into the periodic table.
What is Chemical Solitaire
300
Au
What is Gold?
400
If you were a pitcher in the major leagues, you would strive to have this elements symbol posted all the time. If you were a monkey, you'd eat it all the time because it is found in bananas.
What is Potassium?
400
This is the only other liquid on the periodic table at room temperature. Mercury is a metal, this is a non-metal. Its symbol is Br and it has 35 protons in the nucleus.
What is Bromine?
400
This element is number 54 and is the only element that starts with the letter X.
What is Xenon?
400
Mendeleev organized the elements according to these, the identifying characteristics of the elements.
What are their properties?
400
Pb
What is Lead?
500
The symbol for this element is Fr. Named after a country.
What is Francium?
500
All the elements in the halogen family end with this chemical suffix.
What is i.n.e.?
500
The nobel gases all end with this chemical suffix, except Helium...
What is o.n.?
500
Mendeleev played his card game on this mode of transportation.
What is the train?
500
Md (Actinide named after the founder)
What is Mendelevium?
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