Vocabulary
Subatomic Particles
Families
Random Facts
Symbols
100

Atoms of the same kind that cannot be broken down further by physical or chemical means, a pure substance

What is an element

100

It has a negative charge

What is an electron?

100

This family is made up of gases that don't combine with other elements

What are the nobel gases?

100

This element was named after Albert Einstein

What is Einsteinium?

100

Ne

What is neon?

200

Elements found on the zig zag line on the periodic table that have both charateristics of metals and non-metals

What are metalloids

200

It has a positive charge

What is a proton?

200

This is the family that is the large group in the center of the periodic table.  

What are the transition metals?

200

The latin work for this element is aurum

What is Gold?

200

This is the chemical symbol for Iron

Fe

300

horizontial rows on the periodic table

what are periods

300

It has no charge

what is a neutron?

300

This family is headed by B

What is the Boron family?

300

This element has its own branch of chemistry as it is known to form up to 10 million different compounds

What is Carbon?

300

Hg is a liquid at room temperature but don't touch it!

What is mercury?

400

They are numbered 1-18

What are groups or families?

400

It is where electrons are located

What is the electron cloud?

400

This family is headed by F

What are the halogens?

400

This is the only letter not on the periodic table

What is J?

400

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?

500

The first letter is always capitalized

What are chemical symbols?

500

Where are protons and neutrons located?

What is in the nucleus?

500

This family is located beneath the table and can be radioactive.  

What are the rare Earth Metals?

500

This element is named after Argentina which is argentum in Latin

What is silver?

500

This chemical symbol is posionsous and has been used in assassinations thoughout history.  I wouldn't "play" around with this "old" metalloid.

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