Atoms of the same kind that cannot be broken down further by physical or chemical means, a pure substance
What is an element
It has a negative charge
What is an electron?
This family is made up of gases that don't combine with other elements
What are the nobel gases?
This element was named after Albert Einstein
What is Einsteinium?
Ne
What is neon?
Elements found on the zig zag line on the periodic table that have both charateristics of metals and non-metals
What are metalloids
It has a positive charge
What is a proton?
This is the family that is the large group in the center of the periodic table.
What are the transition metals?
The latin work for this element is aurum
What is Gold?
This is the chemical symbol for Iron
Fe
horizontial rows on the periodic table
what are periods
It has no charge
what is a neutron?
This family is headed by B
What is the Boron family?
This element has its own branch of chemistry as it is known to form up to 10 million different compounds
What is Carbon?
Hg is a liquid at room temperature but don't touch it!
What is mercury?
They are numbered 1-18
What are groups or families?
It is where electrons are located
What is the electron cloud?
This family is headed by F
What are the halogens?
This is the only letter not on the periodic table
What is J?
This is the chemical symbol for the heaviest naturally occuring element. It is a member of the actinide group and has 92 protons
What is U?
The first letter is always capitalized
What are chemical symbols?
Where are protons and neutrons located?
What is in the nucleus?
This family is located beneath the table and can be radioactive.
What are the rare Earth Metals?
This element is named after Argentina which is argentum in Latin
What is silver?
This chemical symbol is posionsous and has been used in assassinations thoughout history. I wouldn't "play" around with this "old" metalloid.